Sangkar white-eye

The Sangkar white-eye (Zosterops melanurus) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is also known as the Sunda white-eye. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. It lives in forest, in Java it is typically found in altitudes from 200–1,600 m (660–5,250 ft), and sometimes lower than that.[2]

Sangkar white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. melanurus
Binomial name
Zosterops melanurus
Hartlaub, 1865

This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Indian white-eye (previously the Oriental white-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus) but based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018, it was promoted to species rank.[3][4] In western Java its range overlaps with the Indian white-eye subspecies buxtoni, which is a recent colonist from Sumatra. The two species interbreed where they co-occur.[2]

The Sangkar white-eye is similar in plumage to the Indian white-eye, but differs in having much yellower plumage, particularly the underparts which are entirely yellow instead of grey. It forages for insects, and favours the introduced Sesbania grandiflora when hunting. The breeding season for the Sangkar white-eye is from January to October, with a peak in May and June.[2]

It is considered threatened as it is the most heavily traded wild bird in the world.[3]

References
  1. BirdLife International 2019. Zosterops melanurus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T155156221A155166244. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155156221A155166244.en. Downloaded on 14 January 2020.
  2. van Balen, B (2019). del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David A; de Juana, Eduardo (eds.). "Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. Lim, B.T.M.; Sadanandan, K.R.; Dingle, C.; Leung, Y.Y.; Prawiradilaga, D.M.; Irham, M.; Ashari, H.; Lee, J.G.H.; Rheindt, F.E. (2018). "Molecular evidence suggests radical revision of species limits in the great speciator white‑eye genus Zosterops". Journal of Ornithology. doi:10.1007/s10336-018-1583-7.
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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