Bioko Speirops Zosterops brunneus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Text last updated March 20, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | zosterop de Bioko |
Dutch | Fernando-Pobrilvogel |
English | Bioko Speirops |
English (United States) | Bioko Speirops |
French | Zostérops de Fernando Po |
French (France) | Zostérops de Fernando Po |
German | Braunbrillenvogel |
Japanese | フェルナンドポーメジロモドキ |
Norwegian | brunspeirops |
Polish | szlarnik brunatny |
Russian | Бурая белоглазка |
Serbian | Belooka sa ostrva Bioko |
Slovak | okánik hnedý |
Spanish | Anteojitos de Fernando Póo |
Spanish (Spain) | Anteojitos de Fernando Póo |
Swedish | biokospeirops |
Turkish | Fernando Po Gözlükçüsü |
Ukrainian | Затоківка бура |
Zosterops brunneus (Salvadori, 1903)
Definitions
- ZOSTEROPS
- zosterops
- brunneus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Field Identification
13–13·5 cm; 14–18·5 g. Has top of head dark brown, darkest on crown , pale narrow line at base of upper mandible, reddish tinge on nape and hindneck; cheek and ear-coverts greyish-brown; upperparts brown, less dark than crown, flight-feathers blackish-brown, edged rusty, tail feathers dark brown above and blackish below; underside brown, slightly paler than back, more greyish on chin and upper throat, and slightly paler on belly and undertail-coverts; underside of remiges dark grey-brown; iris dark; bill dark horn; legs dusky brown. Sexes alike. Juvenile undescribed.
Systematics History
Subspecies
Distribution
Pico Basilé (Mt Malabo), on NC Bioko.
Habitat
Open areas and clearings in fairly open lichen (not moss) forest, montane heathland scrub, and tree savanna; forest with Hypericum, Pittosporum, Syzygium and Schefflera. At 1900–2800 m.
Movement
Not known.
Diet and Foraging
Insects, including hairless caterpillars 10–25 mm long; also berries and seeds. In groups of 3–5 individuals, sometimes up to 30 together; often in mixed flocks with Green Longtails (Urolais epichlorus), Oriole Finches (Linurgus olivaceus) and Western Mountain Greenbuls (Arizelocichla tephrolaema). Forages at 0·5–6·5 m above ground; tends to keep in moderately leafy cover, out of direct sunshine.
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Breeding
Birds in breeding condition in Oct and Dec. No other information.
Conservation Status
VULNERABLE. Restricted-range species: present in Cameroon Mountains EBA. Common on higher slopes. The commonest bird species in 50-km² area of lichen forest on Mt Malabo; absent from suitable forest in S part of the island. Surveys in late 1980s and mid-1990s indicated that this species is still present in small groups and that its habitat remains largely intact. It is thought, however, that it may be threatened by fires and by extensive forest clearance.