Javan white-eye
| Javan white-eye | |
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| Javan white-eye in a mangrove forest near Surabaya, East Java | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. flavus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops flavus (Horsfield, 1821)
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The Javan white-eye (Zosterops flavus) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae that occurs in Java and Borneo. It is threatened by trapping for wildlife trade and has been assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2016, as the wild population declined significantly.[1]
In West Java, it has been recorded in Pulau Dua, Muara Gembong and Tanjung Sedari between 1984 and 1985. Its natural habitat includes tropical moist lowland and mangrove forests[2] and shrubland.[1]
Between July 2015 and August 2016, it was recorded as one of 15 songbird species traded in high volume and with high prices during surveys in wildlife markets in Kalimantan. Shop owners admitted that demand for and value of Javan white-eye has increased.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714082A94400931.en
- ^ Allport, G.; Milton, R. (1988). "A note on the recent sighting of Zosterops flava Javan White-eye". Kukila. 3: 142–149.
- ^ "A Silent Morning: The Songbird Trade in Kalimantan, Indonesia". Tropical Conservation Science. 11: 1940082917753909. 2018. doi:10.1177/1940082917753909.
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