Olive-colored White-eye | |
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Information | |
Common Name | Olive White-eye, Yap Olive White-eye and Great Yap White-eye |
Range | Micronesian island of Yap. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Passeriformes |
Family | Zosteropidae |
Genus | Zosterops |
Species | Zosterops oleagineus |
Conservation Status | |
Near Threatened |
The Olive-colored white-eye (Zosterops oleagineus), also known as the olive white-eye, Yap olive white-eye and great Yap white-eye, is a species of white-eye in the Zosteropidae family.
Taxonomy[]
It is often placed in the genus Rukia with the teardrop and long-billed white-eyes and is most similar in plumage to the former.
Distribution and Habitat[]
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.