Annobón white-eye
Annobón white-eye | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. griseovirescens
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Binomial name | |
Zosterops griseovirescens Barboza du Bocage, 1893
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The Annobón white-eye (Zosterops griseovirescens) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of Annobón, part of Equatorial Guinea and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.
Description[]
The length is up to 12 cm with its wings up to 6.2 cm and its tail up to 2.1 cm long.[2]
Distribution[]
Its distribution area is 17 km2.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops griseovirescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713989A94396546. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713989A94396546.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Michael J.S. (1990). "A Recent Survey of the Birds of Pagalu (Annobon)" (PDF). Malimbus. West African Ornithological Society. 11 (2): 135–143. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ BirdLife International Species Factsheet Zosterops griseovirescens
Sources[]
- Otto Finsch: Das Tierreich. Lieferung 15: Zosteropidae. Friedländer, Berlin 1901.
- M. J. S. Harrison: A recent survey of the birds of Pagalu (Annobon). In: Malimbus. Ausgabe 11. April 1990, ISSN 0331-3689, S. 135–143.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Zosterops
- Endemic birds of Annobón
- Birds described in 1893
- Zosteropidae stubs