| Louisiade white-eye | |
|---|---|
 | |
| on Duchess Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New-Guinea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. griseotinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops griseotinctus GR Gray, 1858 | |
The Louisiade white-eye or islet white-eye (Zosterops griseotinctus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where it is found on widely disjunct islets on both the Bismarck and Louisiade archipelagos.[2]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
There are five subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress:[2]
- Z. g. ottomeyeri Stresemann, 1930 - Nauna
- Z. g. eichhorni Hartert, 1926 - several disjunct islets in the Bismarck Archipelago
- Z. g. griseotinctus Gray, GR, 1858 - west-central Louisiade Archipelago
- Z. g. longirostris Ramsay, 1879 - islets east of New Guinea
- Z. g. pallidipes De Vis, 1890 - Rossel Island
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops griseotinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714168A94404545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714168A94404545.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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