Rabu, 28 Oktober 2009

Samoan White-eye as endangered bird of Nauru


Samoan White-eye (Zosterops samoensis) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to Savai`i, Samoa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist mountain forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The population estimated 1,000 – 2,499 birds, but it is it is restricted to one island only where it occupies a very small area of forest. Therefore Bird Life International evaluated as Vulnerable Birds.
The species has characteristics are small warbler-like bird size only 10 cm, Olive-green above, dingy white below with yellow tinge to throat and conspicuous, completely white eye-ring and pale iris.

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