Olive-colored white-eye
| Olive-colored white-eye | |
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| on Yap, Micronesia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. oleagineus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops oleagineus | |
The olive-colored white-eye (Zosterops oleagineus), also known as the olive white-eye, Yap olive white-eye or great Yap white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. The indigenous name in the Yapese language is "Alingithngith", which applies to both species of Zosterops found in Yap.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is endemic to the Micronesian island of Yap. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland and mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
[edit]It is often placed in the genus Rukia with the teardrop and long-billed white-eyes and is most similar in plumage to the former.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Zosterops oleagineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22714267A131658619. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22714267A131658619.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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