Aldabra white-eye

Aldabra white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. aldabrensis
Binomial name
Zosterops aldabrensis
Ridgway, 1894

The Aldabra white-eye (Zosterops aldabrensis) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean.

The Aldabra white-eye was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus) but based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014, it is now treated as a separate species.[1][2]

The Aldabra white-eye is a generalist species, with a diverse diet consisting of various plants and insects. [3]

References

  1. ^ Cox, S.C.; Prys-Jones, R.P.; Habel, J.C.; Amakobe, B.A.; Day, J.J. (2014). "Niche divergence promotes rapid diversification of East African sky island white-eyes (Aves: Zosteropidae)". Molecular Ecology. 23 (16): 4103–4118. Bibcode:2014MolEc..23.4103C. doi:10.1111/mec.12840. PMC 4255762. PMID 24954273.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ VAN DE CROMMENACKER, RICHARDS, JANSKE, HEATHER (September 2016). "Long-term monitoring of landbirds on Aldabra Atoll indicates increasing population trends". Bird Conservation International. 3 (3): 337–349.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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