Kosrae white-eye

Kosrae white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Zosteropidae
Genus:Zosterops
Species: Z. cinereus
Binomial name
Zosterops cinereus
(Kittlitz, 1832)

The Kosrae white-eye (Zosterops cinereus) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to Kosrae Island. This species and the grey-brown white-eye were formerly considered conspecific.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zosterops cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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