Ambon-eyed bird

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Ambon-eyed bird
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily : Sylvioidea
Family : Spectacled birds (Zosteropidae)
Genre : Zosterops
Type : Ambon-eyed bird
Scientific name
Zosterops kuehni
Hartert , 1906

The Ambonbrillenvogel ( Zosterops kuehni ) is a bird art from the family of white-eyes . It is endemic to the island of Ambon, which belongs to the southern Moluccas . The type epithet honors the German entomologist and bird collector Heinrich Kühn (1860–1906).

features

The ambon-eyed bird reaches a size of 12 centimeters. The skull and top are olive green. The forehead is more dark. The reins and a clear under-eye stripe are dull black. The white eye ring is interrupted at the front by a black rein line. The hand wings and control feathers are black-brown with wide olive-green edges. The chin, throat and tail-coverts are yellow. The rest of the underside is gray-white. The iris is brown. The beak is black with a gray base of the lower mandible. The legs are gray. The sexes look the same. The young birds have not yet been described. The singing consists of musical trills. The call contains individual hissing “teeu” tones.

habitat

The Ambonbrillenvogel inhabits lowland forests, the remains of secondary forests and woodland, lightly wooded cultivated plantations, thickets and gardens from sea level to altitudes of 500 meters.

Way of life

Little is known about his way of life. It usually forages in pairs or in small groups of three to four individuals. He is reasonably active and his movements are quite slow. It can mainly be observed on the inconspicuous flowers in the crowns of the umbrella acacia or acacia .

Existence and endangerment

There are no figures available about the population of the ambon-eyed bird. He is currently on the IUCN's " near threatened " list . The nature of the island of Ambon is under pressure from the growing population and the remaining forest habitats are threatened by clearing. In 1862 there was a single record of this species on Seram Island .

literature

  • Joseph Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot, David A. Christie (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-Tits to Shrikes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2008, ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3 .

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