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Birdsong field guide

Ashy-bellied White-eye

Zosterops citrinella

The Ashy-bellied White-eye is a small, restless passerine characterized by its conspicuous white orbital ring and pale, grayish-white underparts. It is a social bird typically found in active flocks within coastal and island ecosystems.

What it sounds like

A high-pitched, metallic 'tsee' or 'peep' contact call and a soft, rapid, warbling song.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Ding Li Yong · IndonesiaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

It was previously classified as a subspecies of the Lemon-bellied White-eye before being recognized as a distinct species.
Like other members of its genus, it possesses a specialized brush-tipped tongue used for efficiently extracting nectar from flowers.
The species is highly gregarious and frequently joins mixed-species foraging flocks to reduce predation risk.
It exhibits notable island melanism and morphological variation across its fragmented island range, resulting in several recognized subspecies.
The nest is a neat, thin-walled cup made of fine grass and spider webs, usually slung between the twigs of a horizontal fork.

Habitat

Mangroves, coastal scrub, monsoon forests, and suburban gardens.

Range

Lesser Sunda Islands, southern Maluku, and various islands in the Torres Strait and northern Australia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus Aldabra White-eyeZosterops aldabrensis Ambon White-eyeZosterops kuehni Angola White-eyeZosterops kasaicus Anjouan White-eyeZosterops anjuanensis Annobon White-eyeZosterops griseovirescens Australian Yellow White-eyeZosterops luteus Banded White-eyeZosterops vellalavella

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