Sightings of chestnut-flanked white-eye Zosterops erythropleurus: First report from Mizoram, India
Journal Title: Science Vision - Year 2018, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
In this paper we report the first confirmed sighting of chestnut-flanked white-eye Zosterops erythropleurus (Swinhoe, 1863) from Mizoram and first photographic report from India. chestnut-flanked white-eye belongs to the family Zosteropidae and is a resident of Cambodia, China, Hongkong, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam. In the Indian Sub-continent this is the only sighting report for this species and details of sightings and habitat are discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
Lalawmawia Sailo, Lawmsangzuala Chhangte, Rochamliana Aineh, Hmar Lalthanzara
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