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Chestnut-flanked white-eye

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Chestnut-flanked white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. erythropleurus
Binomial name
Zosterops erythropleurus

The chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) is a bird in the family Zosteropidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It is found in forests, and prefers rather deep mixed and coniferous forests.

Description

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It is 10.5 cm in length and has a distinct chestnut patch on its flanks. The bill base and lower mandible may be pinkish. Its underparts are whiter. The similar Japanese white-eye is pale brown on its flanks.

Distribution and habitat

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It is migratory, breeding in Manchuria and migrating to central China, the province of Yunnan and northern Southeast Asia in the winter. It is the most migratory species of white-eye. It breeds in poplar, alder and willow forests, thickets and groves, and winters in deciduous and evergreen forests, usually above 1000 m.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops erythropleurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714027A94398060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714027A94398060.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.