Grey-brown white-eye

The grey-brown white-eye or Pohnpei white-eye (Zosterops ponapensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Pohnpei.

Grey-brown white-eye

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. ponapensis
Binomial name
Zosterops ponapensis
(Finsch, 1876)

This species and the Kosrae white-eye were formerly considered conspecific.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Zosterops ponapensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T103892720A113130259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103892720A113130259.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.


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