Pale-bellied white-eye

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The pale-bellied white-eye (Zosterops consobrinorum) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to SE Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The species has a limited distribution [1] and also appears to be sensitive to human disturbance.[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

Although not yet recognized as a subspecies of the pale-bellied white-eye, in 2003 a similar bird was discovered near the village of Wanci on Wangi-wangi Island and provisionally named the Wangi-Wangi white-eye (Zosterops sp. nov.).[3][4] This island is its only known home and is part of the Tukangbesi Islands to the southeast of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The Wangi-Wangi white-eye has a number of differences from the pale-bellied white-eye including larger size, a black body, a long yellow beak, a gray breast and pale feet. Like most white-eyes it has a white ring around the eye and green upperparts.

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