Black-fronted white-eye

The black-fronted white-eye (Zosterops minor) is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Some sources include this species within Z. atrifrons, the black-crowned white-eye.

Black-fronted white-eye

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. minor
Binomial name
Zosterops minor
A. B. Meyer, 1874

It is found in New Guinea and offshore islands. Quite common, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zosterops minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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