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Splendid White-eye
- Scientific name
- Zosterops luteirostris
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest deciduous
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Splendid White-eye, Zosterops luteirostris, is a passerine bird endemic to the Ghizo and Ranongga islands in the Solomon Islands. It was long considered a subspecies of the common White-eye, but modern taxonomic study has reclassified it as a distinct species based on its unique morphology and geographical isolation within the archipelago.
The species is distinguished by its rounded wing and tail architecture, which are adaptations suited for maneuvering through the dense, secondary-growth scrub and canopy of its island habitats. Because these birds occupy a very restricted range, they are primarily documented through ornithological surveys focused on the high level of avian endemism present in the Solomon Islands.
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