Aldabra white-eye

Aldabra white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zosteropidae
Genus:	Zosterops
Species:	Z. aldabrensis
Binomial name
Zosterops aldabrensis Ridgway, 1894

The Aldabra white-eye (Zosterops aldabrensis) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean.

The Aldabra white-eye was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus) but based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014, it is now treated as a separate species. ^{[1] [2]}

The Aldabra white-eye is a generalist species, with a diverse diet consisting of various plants and insects. ^[3]

References

1. Cox, S.C.; Prys-Jones, R.P.; Habel, J.C.; Amakobe, B.A.; Day, J.J. (2014). "Niche divergence promotes rapid diversification of East African sky island white-eyes (Aves: Zosteropidae)". Molecular Ecology. 23 (16): 4103–4118. Bibcode:2014MolEc..23.4103C. doi: 10.1111/mec.12840 . PMC   4255762 . PMID   24954273.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
3. VAN DE CROMMENACKER, RICHARDS, JANSKE, HEATHER (September 2016). "Long-term monitoring of landbirds on Aldabra Atoll indicates increasing population trends". Bird Conservation International. 3 (3): 337–349.