White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Yellow-spectacled Heleia
Heleia wallacei
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Indonesia
- Family
- White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies (Zosteropidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The yellow-spectacled heleia (Heleia wallacei), also known as the yellow-ringed white-eye is a species of bird in the white-eye family of Zosteropidae. It is found in the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Flores, Komodo, Sumba, and Lomblen).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Yellow-spectacled heleia
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
