Louisiade white-eye

The Louisiade white-eye or islet white-eye (Zosterops griseotinctus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Louisiade white-eye
on Duchess Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New-Guinea

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. griseotinctus
Binomial name
Zosterops griseotinctus
GR Gray, 1858

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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


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