Príncipe white-eye
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. ficedulinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops ficedulinus Hartlaub, 1866
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| Distribution areas of the São Tomé White eye which includes the Príncipe white-eye | |
The Príncipe white-eye (Zosterops ficedulinus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. The species was described by Gustav Hartlaub in 1866. 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. Once dominant throughout the island, now it is in the south of Príncipe
See also
- São Tomé white-eye (Zosterops feae)
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
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