Salvadori spectacled bird

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Salvadori spectacled bird
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily : Sylvioidea
Family : Spectacled birds (Zosteropidae)
Genre : Zosterops
Type : Salvadori spectacled bird
Scientific name
Zosterops salvadorii
Meyer & Wiglesworth , 1894

The Salvadori spectacled bird ( Zosterops salvadorii ) is a rarely explored species of bird in the spectacled family . It is endemic to the islands of Enggano , Mega and Dua in southwest Sumatra . The species is named after the Italian ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori .

features

The Salvadori spectacle bird reaches a size of 10 centimeters. The skull and top are olive green. The clear, white eye ring is interrupted at the front by a blackish spot. A broad blackish line of reins extends under and behind the eye. The hand wings and control feathers are blackish brown with olive green edges. The throat, the chin, the under tail covers and an indistinct stripe above the middle of the abdomen are lemon yellow. The rest of the underside is light gray, the belly is almost white, the flanks are dirty gray. The iris is reddish brown or yellowish brown. The beak is black. The legs are lead colored. The sexes look the same. The juvenile birds have not yet been described. Little information is available about the vocalizations, but the song appears to have similarities with that of the Ganges-Spectacled Bird ( Zosterops palpebrosus ).

distribution and habitat

Its distribution area is limited to the 444 km² island of Enggano, to the neighboring island of Dua and to the uninhabited island of Mega, 170 km northwest of Enggano. The Salvadori spectacled bird inhabits coconut groves and other wooded regions in the lowlands.

Way of life

Almost nothing is known about his way of life. A swarm of six individuals has been observed on the island of Mega.

Existence and endangerment

No information is available about the population of the Salvadori spectacled bird. In 1983 it was still described as frequent. By BirdLife International , he is (currently "not at risk" least concern classified). Enggano is still quite extensively forested and has a large hunting reserve.

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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