White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Mountain Black-eye (Chlorocharis emiliae) - HBW 13, p. 483
French: Zostérops à lunettes noires
German: Schwarzring-Brillenvogel
Spanish: Anteojitos Ojinegro
Other common names: (Olive) Black-eye
Taxonomy: Chlorocharis emiliae Sharpe, 1888, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.
Geographical variation somewhat clinal, from large, long-tailed and dark in N of range to smaller, relatively shorter-tailed and paler in S. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- emiliae Sharpe, 1888 - Mt Tambuyukon and Mt Kinabalu, in N Borneo.
- fusciceps Mees, 1954 - Maga Mts (S part of Crocker Range), in N Borneo.
- trinitae Harrisson, 1957 - Mt Trus Madi, in N Borneo.
- moultoni Chasen & Kloss, 1927 - mountains of N & W Borneo: Mulu, Murud, Tama Abu Range and Poi (Pueh) Range (in Sarawak) and Mt Niyut (in W Kalimantan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One bird feeding from a flower. Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp emiliae)
Nick Athanas 8 July 2008 1 year ago 32 sec 3.6 -
Two birds moving around in montane scrub Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp emiliae)
Keith Blomerley 9 September 2001 4 years ago 24 sec 2.6
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in bush by summit trail
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Desmond Allen 1 January 2001 2 years ago 3.4 -
In bush near park headquarters
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 15 September 2007 17 weeks ago 3.2
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