Sangihe white-eye

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The Sangihe white-eye (Zosterops nehrkorni) is a species of bird in the white-eye family. It is endemic to Sangihe, Indonesia.

Sangihe white-eye
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. nehrkorni
Binomial name
Zosterops nehrkorni
Blasius, 1888

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It was formerly considered conspecific with black-crowned white-eye (Zosterops atrifrons), but work by Pamela C. Rasmussen and her colleagues showed that it is a separate species. The same research also confirmed the specific status of the Seram white-eye, Zosterops stalkeri.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Zosterops nehrkorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22728605A134475330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22728605A134475330.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  • P. C. Rasmussen, J. C. Wardill, F. R. Lambert and J. Riley On the specific status of the Sangihe White-eye Zosterops nehrkorni, and the taxonomy of the Black-crowned White-eye Z. atrifrons complex: Forktail 16 (2000): 69-80
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