Thick-billed Heleia (Heleia crassirostris)
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Thick-billed Heleia

Heleia crassirostris (Hartert, EJO, 1897)

19 gWeight

The thick-billed heleia (Heleia crassirostris), also known as the Flores white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Busiest months: August · Most records: Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Indonesia

Thick-billed Heleia has been recorded at 2 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. PuarloloIndonesia159 records
  2. Golo LusangIndonesia73 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The thick-billed heleia (Heleia crassirostris), also known as the Flores white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Indonesian islands of Sumbawa and Flores. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Questions

How big is the Thick-billed Heleia?

The Thick-billed Heleia weighs around 19 g.

Where does the Thick-billed Heleia live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Sumbawa and Flores (western, central Lesser Sundas). It is most often recorded in Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Thick-billed Heleia?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Thick-billed Heleia endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Thick-billed Heleia as Least Concern.

What does the Thick-billed Heleia eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Thick-billed Heleia in?

It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
19 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
67 mm
Tail
54 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
20 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Sumbawa and Flores (western, central Lesser Sundas)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
White-eyes Zosteropidae
Genus
Heleia

Other birds in the genus Heleia

Javan HeleiaJavan HeleiaHeleia javanicaGrey-hooded HeleiaGrey-hooded HeleiaHeleia pinaiaePygmy HeleiaPygmy HeleiaHeleia squamifronsMindanao HeleiaMindanao HeleiaHeleia goodfellowiSulawesi HeleiaSulawesi HeleiaHeleia squamicepsEyebrowed HeleiaEyebrowed HeleiaHeleia superciliarisCrested HeleiaCrested HeleiaHeleia dohertyiTimor HeleiaTimor HeleiaHeleia muelleriYellow-spectacled HeleiaYellow-spectacled HeleiaHeleia wallaceiWhite-collared YuhinaWhite-collared YuhinaParayuhina diademata
Thick-billed Heleia

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