São Tomé white-eye

São Tomé white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Zosteropidae
Genus:Zosterops
Species: Z. feae
Binomial name
Zosterops feae
Salvadori, 1901
Distribution areas of the São Tomé White eye

The São Tomé white-eye (Zosterops feae) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named by the Italian Tommaso Salvadori in 1901.Once dominant throughout the island, now it is in the south and southwest mainly inside Obo Natural Park.

See also

  • São Tomé white-eye (Zosterops feae)

References

  • Melo, M., B.H. Warren, and P.J. Jones. 2011. Rapid parallel evolution of aberrant traits in the diversification of the Gulf of Guinea white-eyes (Aves, Zosteropidae). Molecular Ecology. Published online 21 May 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05099.


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