Giant white-eye
Giant white-eye | |
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Photographed on Peleliu | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Megazosterops Stresemann, 1930 |
Species: | M. palauensis
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Binomial name | |
Megazosterops palauensis (Reichenow, 1915)
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The giant white-eye, or Palau greater white-eye (Megazosterops palauensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megazosterops.[2] It is endemic to Palau, where its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. The species is currently classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to likely habitat loss and the possibility of the establishment of the invasive brown tree snake on the island.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Megazosterops palauensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22714341A156388176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22714341A156388176.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Megazosterops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Zosteropidae
- Birds of Palau
- Endemic fauna of Palau
- Near threatened animals
- Near threatened biota of Oceania
- Birds described in 1915
- Zosteropidae stubs