The Morotai white-eye (Zosterops dehaani) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Morotai in the northern Moluccas.[1] It was separated from the cream-throated white-eye based on distinct plumage, exceptional dawn song, and submontane/montane ecology [2][3]

Morotai white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. dehaani
Binomial name
Zosterops dehaani

References edit

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ Bemmel, A.C.V. van, 1939. Zwei neue Vögel von der Insel Morotai (in german). Zoölogisch Museum Buitenzorg. pdf
  3. ^ Rheindt, F.E. & J.A. Eaton, 2018.Notes on the taxonomy of Cream-throated White-eye Zosterops atriceps and the biogeography of the Northern Moluccas. BirdingASIA 30:48–5. full text