Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Little Kai White-eye is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
Kai Cicadabird and Little Kai White-eye have been seen here. There is nice patch of mangrove forest (at ur), about 5 km outside Tual. From Tual take a bemo signed Ur. In Ur village ask directions to “Hutan Bakau”. Wander around the bay and through the mangroves. There still good forest in the northern part of Kai Besar. The raja of Watlaar, on the northwestern shore, is a proponent of the role of traditional law in forest conservation. More
Little Kai White-eye, Zosterops uropygialis Sulawesi White-eye, Zosterops consobrinorum Black-ringed White-eye, Zosterops anomalous Yellow-spectacled White-eye, Zosterops wallacei Black-crowned White-eye, Zosterops atrifrons Sangihe White-eye, Zosterops nehrkorni Seram White-eye, Zosterops stalkeri Cream-throated White-eye, Zosterops atriceps Black-fronted White-eye, Zosterops minor White-throated White-eye, Zosterops meeki Black-headed White-eye, Zosterops hypoxanthus Biak White-eye, Zosterops mysorensis Capped White-eye, Zosterops fuscicapilla - formerly fuscicapillus Buru White-eye, Zosterops buruensis Ambon White-eye, Zosterops More
Birds Little Kai White-eye Zosterops uropygialis only found in Kai Besar Island. Protection status Declared as a Nature Sanctuary based on SK Menhut No.836/Kpts-II/1993 on 23 December 1993. Conservation issues Natural habitat alteration for plantation, forest cutting by local communities. Recommended Citation BirdLife International (2009) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunung Daab-Boo, Indonesia. Downloaded from the Data Zone at http://www.birdlife. More
Little Kai White-eye Zosterops uropygialis = Described by: Salvadori (1874) Alternate common name(s): Little Kai Island White-eye, Little Kei White-eye, Golden-bellied White-eye Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range S. Moluccas; Little Kai Is. (Kai Cecil). More
Little Kai White-eye Zosterops uropygialis: Fairly common, usually in pairs, in secondary forest patches on Kai Kecil (Little Kai). HBW and BirdLife have changed its name to Golden-bellied White-eye. Near-Threatened. Seram White-eye Zosterops stalkeri: Single pairs seen on 3 days in mixed flocks dominated by Mountain White-eyes in Manusela National Park up to 900m. It used to be lumped in Black-fronted White-eye Zosterops atrifrons of New Guinea. More
* Little Kai White-eye, Zosterops uropygialis * Sulawesi White-eye, Zosterops consobrinorum * Black-ringed White-eye, Zosterops anomalus * Yellow-spectacled White-eye, Zosterops wallacei * Black-crowned White-eye, Zosterops atrifrons * Sangihi White-eye, Zosterops nehrkorni * Seram White-eye, Zosterops stalkeri More