Gizo white-eye

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Gizo white-eye
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. luteirostris
Binomial name
Zosterops luteirostris
Hartert, 1904

The Gizo white-eye or yellow-billed white-eye (Zosterops luteirostris) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

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Distribution

It is endemic to Ghizo Island.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and plantations.

Conservation

Zosterops luteirostris is a vulnerable threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Zosterops luteirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T22714185A209534392. Retrieved 29 July 2022.