Yellow White-eye (species: Zosterops luteus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Zosterops luteus
Yellow White-eye


©Tom Tarrant: Australian Yellow White-eye (Zosterops luteus)

©Dave Curtis: Yellow White-eye (Zosterops luteus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Zosteropidae
Genus Zosterops
Species Zosterops luteus
Status least concern
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Distinguishing features

It is a yellowish bird with a distinctive white eye-ring.  It is an olive-yellow above and a lemon yellow on the front and underparts.  The bill and eye are brown.

Size

  • Up to 10.5 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. (Wikipedia)

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