São Tomé white-eye
The São Tomé white-eye (Zosterops feae) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé, where it occurs in the central massif and in the southwest. Its natural habitat is mid- to high-altitude forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named by the Italian Tommaso Salvadori in 1901.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. feae |
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| Zosterops feae Salvadori, 1901 | |
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References
- BirdLife International. 2018. Zosterops feae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T103890794A131745424. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103890794A131745424.en. Downloaded on 19 December 2018.
- Melo, M., B.H. Warren, and P.J. Jones. 2011. Rapid parallel evolution of aberrant traits in the diversification of the Gulf of Guinea white-eyes (Aves, Zosteropidae). Molecular Ecology. Published online 21 May 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05099.
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