Christmas Island White-eye

The Christmas Island White-eye is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

* Christmas Island White-eye, Zosterops natalis - endemic species * Muscicapidae * Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana - vagrant * Christmas Island Thrush, Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus - endemic subspecies * Sturnidae * Purple-backed Starling, Sturnus sturninus - vagrant More

Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis Christmas Island White-eye Photographer : More

and the Christmas Island White-eye will roll his eyes, all sarcastic, like, “Oh okay… CRAZY…! Now listen, ants. More

similar to the Christmas Island white-eye from south of Java, Z. natalis; and the Australian yellow white-eye, Z. luteus, has the same plumage color as the East African subspecies of the white-breasted white-eye, Z. abyssinicus flavilateralis. Indeed, the relationships between the African and Asian species of Zosterops are yet to be clarified. More

Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis Similar to white-eyes or silver-eyes elsewhere, Christmas Island has its own species seen in small foraging flocks. Christmas Island Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta natalis A small black swiftlet usually seen in flight chasing insects. - Christmas Island is also host to many visiting and vagrant birds as well as a few introduced species. More

Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis Adult Adult Christmas White-eye - BirdLife Species Factsheet Christmas Island White-eye - Unsuccessful threatened species list nomination - - - Endemic bird sub-species - - - Golden Bosunbird Phaethon lepturus fulvus (Christmas Island race of White-tailed Tropicbird) More

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Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis = Christmas Island - Mar, 2001 More

Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis = Described by: Lister (1889) Alternate common name(s): Christmas White-eye Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Christmas Island - Mar, 2001 More

Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus This isn't a long list, and the full trip report isn't much longer (below). All the same, the birding was some of the most satisfying we can remember on any island. Being that these birds were isolated for so long, that very strongly have that 'naive' quality birds on oceanic islands can get. You can get perfect views of these animals and, if you time the light correctly, great photos. More