Samoan white-eye

The Samoan white-eye (Zosterops samoensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of Savai'i in Samoa.

Samoan white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. samoensis
Binomial name
Zosterops samoensis
Murphy & Mathews, 1929

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zosterops samoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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