Taita white-eye
Taita white-eye (Zosterops silvanus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It includes numerous subspecies, sometimes considered a subspecies to montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). It is only found in Taita Hills in southeastern Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as endangered.[1]
| Taita white-eye | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. silvanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops silvanus Peters, JL & Loveridge, 1935 | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops silvanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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