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Ashy-bellied White-eye
- Scientific name
- Zosterops citrinella
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Ashy-bellied White-eye, Zosterops citrinella, is a passerine bird belonging to the Zosteropidae family. It was first formally described by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. The species is primarily found in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia and parts of northern Australia, thriving in a variety of habitats ranging from monsoon forests to coastal scrublands.
The physical characteristics of the bird, particularly its rounded wing and tail shapes, are evolutionary adaptations suited to its maneuverability within dense foliage. Taxonomically, the species is distinguished from other white-eye variants by its specific plumage coloration, notably the ashy-grey hue of its underparts. It remains a subject of ongoing ornithological interest due to the complex distribution patterns within the Zosterops genus.
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