Mountain Black-eye (Zosterops emiliae) - BirdLife species factsheet

Mountain Black-eye Zosterops emiliae

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	332,000	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	decreasing		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	4.4	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common above 1600 m (Smythies 1999).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Indonesia	extant	native	yes
Malaysia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Malaysia	Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Indonesia	Betung Kerihun
Malaysia	Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia	Trus Madi Range
Malaysia	Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area
Malaysia	Gunung Pueh
Malaysia	Bungo Range
Malaysia	Gunung Penrissen
Malaysia	Hose-Laga mountains
Malaysia	Baleh headwaters
Malaysia	Danum-Linau
Malaysia	Usun Apau plateau
Malaysia	Dulit Range
Malaysia	Mulu - Buda Protected Area
Malaysia	Kelabit Highlands
Indonesia	Gunung Niut-Poteng

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	1550 - 4200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Zosterops emiliae. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mountain-black-eye-zosterops-emiliae on 27/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 27/09/2023.