Mountain White-Eye

Zosterops montanus

Description

Zosterops montanus is a small bird species, about 11 cm long, characterized by a white belly and white eyes. upper part olive green, wings and tail dark, neck yellow. The abdomen is white with a brownish tinge. legs and beak black, iris brown.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

11 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Zosteropidae

GENUS

:

Zosterops

SPECIES

:

Zosterops montanus

Distribution

This species is distributed in mountain forests.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Spread from the Philippines and Indonesia in Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Maluku and Lesser Sunda.

Habits and Lifestyle

Live in groups in the tall trees of mountainous forest areas, making noises when hunting for small insects.

Lifestyle

Flocks, Arboreal

Biome

Mountain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Its food is insects – small insects, fruits and nectar.

Diet : Omnivorous

Mating Habits

The breeding season is recorded in April and October. and lays 2 eggs.

Reproduction session : April and October

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.