Thursday 5 June 2014

Thick-billed white-eye

Heleia crassirostris

Photo by Oleg Chernyshov (Flickr)

Common name:
thick-billed white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-bico-grosso (pt); zostérops à bec fort (fr); anteojitos picogordo (es); nacktaugen-brillenvogel (de)

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Zosteropidae

Range:
This species is endemic to Indonesia, only being found in the islands of Flores and Sumbawa.

Size:
These birds are 13-13,5 cm long.

Habitat:
The thick-billed white-eye is mostly found in lowland rainforests, but also uses mountain rainforests, dry tropical forests and moist tropical scrublands.

Diet:
Although not much is known about these birds, they most likely eat fruits and insects.

Breeding:
Nothing is know about the reproduction of this species.

Conservation:
IUCN status - LC (Least Concern)
This species has a relatively large breeding range and is reported to be generally uncommon and locally moderately common. The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

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