Wangi Wangi White-eye

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The Wangi Wangi White-eye (Zosterops sp. nov.) is a recently-discovered endangered bird of the white-eye family. It was found in 2003 near the village of Wanci on Sulawesi Island and Wangiwangi Island^{[citation needed]} after which the bird has been provisionally named. The island is part of the Tukangbesi Islands to the south-east of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The bird is similar to the Sulawesi White-eye (Zosterops consobrinorum, also known as Pale-bellied White-eye) and may be a subspecies of it. However it has a number of differences including larger size, a black body, a long yellow beak, a gray breast and pale feet. Like most white-eyes it has a white ring around the eye and green upperparts. It is also known as the Sulawesi white eye.