Papuan white-eye

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Papuan white-eye
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.34891 1 - Zosterops novaeguineae wahgiensis Mayr & Gilliard, 1951 - Zosteropidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. novaeguineae
Binomial name
Zosterops novaeguineae
Salvadori, 1878

The Papuan white-eye (Zosterops novaeguineae), sometimes known as the New Guinea white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea (mainly Huon, Bird's Head and Papuan Peninsula). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species was first classified in 1878, and has a conservation status of Least Concern.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Zosterops novaeguineae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Zosterops novaeguineae Salvadori, 1878". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.


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