Yap Olive White-eye
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| Zosterops oleagineus Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872 |
The Yap Olive White-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family; it is also known as Olive White-eye, Great Yap White-eye, and Olive-colored White-eye.. It is endemic to the Micronesian island of Yap. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland and mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is often placed in the genus Rukia with Great Truk (Teardrop) and Long-billed White-eyes and is most similar in plumage to the former.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Zosterops oleagineus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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