Príncipe white-eye
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Species: | Z. ficedulinus
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Zosterops ficedulinus Hartlaub, 1866
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The Príncipe white-eye (Zosterops ficedulinus) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Melo, M., B.H. Warren, and P.J. Jones. 2011. Rapid parallel evolution of aberrant traits in the diversification of the Gulf of Guinea white-eyes (Aves, Zosteropidae). Molecular Ecology. Published online 21 May 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05099.x