The Morotai white-eye (Zosterops dehaani) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Morotai in the northern Moluccas.[1] It was separated from the cream-throated white-eye based on distinct plumage, exceptional dawn song, and submontane/montane ecology [2][3]
| Morotai white-eye | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. dehaani
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops dehaani van Bemmel, 1939
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References
edit- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Bemmel, A.C.V. van, 1939. Zwei neue Vögel von der Insel Morotai (in german). Zoölogisch Museum Buitenzorg. pdf
- ^ Rheindt, F.E. & J.A. Eaton, 2018.Notes on the taxonomy of Cream-throated White-eye Zosterops atriceps and the biogeography of the Northern Moluccas. BirdingASIA 30:48–5. full text
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