White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Scaly-headed White-eye (Lophozosterops squamiceps) - HBW 13, p. 481
French: Zostérops à tête rayée
German: Schuppenkopf-Brillenvogel
Spanish: Anteojitos Cabecirrayado
Other common names: Streak(y)-headed Darkeye/White-eye, Celebes Grey-throated/Celebes Mountain White-eye, Scaly-crowned White-eye
Taxonomy: Chlorocharis squamiceps E. J. O. Hartert, 1896, Bonthain Peak, south Sulawesi.
Forms a superspecies with L. goodfellowi and L. javanicus; race heinrichi resembles latter very closely. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- heinrichi (Stresemann, 1931) - Tentolo-Matinan Mts, in NW Sulawesi.
- striaticeps Riley, 1918 - mountains of NC Sulawesi.
- stresemanni (van Marle, 1940) - Mt Ambang and Mt Soputan, in NE Sulawesi.
- heinrichi (Stresemann, 1931) - Tentolo-Matinan Mts, in NW Sulawesi.
- striaticeps Riley, 1918 - mountains of NC Sulawesi.
- stresemanni (van Marle, 1940) - Mt Ambang and Mt Soputan, in NE Sulawesi.
- stachyrinus (Stresemann, 1932) - Latimojong Mts, in SC Sulawesi.
- squamiceps (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896) - Bonthain Peak (Lompobatang Mts), in S Sulawesi.
- analogus (Stresemann, 1932) - Mengkoka Mts, in SE Sulawesi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging Locality Tambing Lake, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp striaticeps)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2007 4 years ago 22 sec 3.4
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