Black-crowned white-eye

The black-crowned white-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Its subspecies from the Sulawesi region might warrant recognition as distinct species Z. subatrifrons. The Sangihe white-eye (Z. nehrkorni) and the Seram white-eye (Z. stalkeri) were formerly included in Z. atrifrons, as is still, on occasion, the black-fronted white-eye (Z. minor).

Black-crowned white-eye
The nominate subspecies at Manadao in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. atrifrons
Binomial name
Zosterops atrifrons
Wallace, 1864

It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Quite common, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops atrifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714119A94402508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714119A94402508.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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