Olive-colored white-eye
Appearance
Olive-colored white-eye | |
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on Yap, Micronesia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. oleagineus
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Binomial name | |
Zosterops oleagineus |
The olive-colored white-eye (Zosterops oleagineus), also known as the olive white-eye, Yap olive white-eye or great Yap white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is endemic to the Micronesian island of Yap. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland and mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
[edit]It is often placed in the genus Rukia with the teardrop and long-billed white-eyes and is most similar in plumage to the former.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Zosterops oleagineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22714267A131658619. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22714267A131658619.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.