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.

São Tomé white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. feae
Binomial name
Zosterops feae
Salvadori, 1901
      range on São Tomé
Synonyms
  • Zosterops ficedulina feae
  • Zosterops ficedulinus feae

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Zosterops feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103890794A131745424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103890794A131745424.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  • 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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