Chestnut-flanked white-eye
| Chestnut-flanked white-eye | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. erythropleurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops erythropleurus R. Swinhoe, 1863
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The chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) is a bird in the family Zosteropidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It is found in forests, and prefers rather deep mixed and coniferous forests.
Description
[edit]It is 10.5 cm in length and has a distinct chestnut patch on its flanks. The bill base and lower mandible may be pinkish. Its underparts are whiter. The similar Japanese white-eye is pale brown on its flanks.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is migratory, breeding in Manchuria and migrating to central China, the province of Yunnan and northern Southeast Asia in the winter. It is the most migratory species of white-eye. It breeds in poplar, alder and willow forests, thickets and groves, and winters in deciduous and evergreen forests, usually above 1000 m.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops erythropleurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714027A94398060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714027A94398060.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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