Heleia
Heleia is a genus of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. One species, the spot-breasted heleia is restricted to the island of Timor.[1] The pygmy white-eye is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] The thick-billed heleia, occurs on Flores and Sumbawa.[3] The species are:
- Mees's white-eye (Heleia javanica)
- Grey-hooded white-eye (Heleia pinaiae)
- Pygmy white-eye (Heleia squamifrons)
- Mindanao white-eye (Heleia goodfellowi)
- Streak-headed white-eye (Heleia squamiceps)
- Cream-browed white-eye (Heleia superciliaris)
- Crested white-eye (Heleia dohertyi)
- Spot-breasted heleia (Heleia muelleri)
- Thick-billed heleia (Heleia crassirostris)
- Yellow-ringed white-eye (Heleia wallacei)
| Heleia | |
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| Mees's white-eye, Heleia javanica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Heleia Hartlaub, 1865 |
References
- van Balen, B. (2017). Spot-breasted White-eye (Heleia muelleri). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60249 on 27 March 2017).
- Myers, Susan (2016). Birds of Borneo (2nd ed.). London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-4729-2444-5.
- van Balen, B. (2017). Thick-billed White-eye (Heleia crassirostris). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60250 on 27 March 2017).
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