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White-chested White-eye
Zosterops albogularis Gould, 1837
Zosteropidae — White-eyes
White-chested White-eye, Zosterops albogularis, is a passerine of the family Zosteropidae that breeds on Norfolk I. east of Australia in Australasia. It was described by Gould in 1837. The bird was confined to Norfolk Island, where it lived in a small forested area around Mount Pitt. It is marked by a white eye ring and a pale throat and underparts, with the head and neck in green tones. It was one of the largest white-eyes recorded. The species was considered extremely rare, and the Australian government has treated it as extinct since 2000.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae — White-eyes
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Norfolk I. (e of Australia)
