Makira white-eye

The Makira white-eye (Zosterops rendovae), also known as the grey-throated white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye genetic family, Zosteropidae. The Makira white-eye is also known by the binomial name Zosterops ugiensis because its given name, Z. rendovae, has been used for a different bird, the Solomons white-eye (Z. kulambangrae).

The Makira white-eye only lives on the island of Makira in the Solomon Islands. The Guadalcanal white-eye (Z. oblitus) on Guadalcanal and Bougainville white-eye (Z. hamlini) on Bougainville used to be considered subspecies, but are now considered completely different species. The Makira white-eye inhabits primary forest, mainly at 900–2000 m above sea-level. However, small numbers of the Makira white-eye occur at lower elevations.

The Makira white-eye is a small bird, 12–13 cm long. The Makira white-eye is fairly dark green on top with a brownish tail, a variable dark brown area between the eye and bill, and a narrow white ring around the eye. The underparts of the Makira white-eye are dark grey apart from the green chin, pale middle of the belly and yellow top-layer-of-feathers of the undertail. The bill of the Makira white-eye is blackish with a pale base to the lower jaw.

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Category:IUCN Red List least concern species
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