Morotai white-eye
Species of bird
Morotai white-eye | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. dehaani |
Binomial name | |
Zosterops dehaani van Bemmel, 1939 |
The Morotai white-eye (Zosterops dehaani) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Morotai in the northern Moluccas.[1] It was separated from the cream-throated white-eye based on distinct plumage, exceptional dawn song, and submontane/montane ecology [2][3]
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Bemmel, A.C.V. van, 1939. Zwei neue Vögel von der Insel Morotai (in german). Zoölogisch Museum Buitenzorg. pdf
- ^ Rheindt, F.E. & J.A. Eaton, 2018.Notes on the taxonomy of Cream-throated White-eye Zosterops atriceps and the biogeography of the Northern Moluccas. BirdingASIA 30:48–5. full text
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