Wangi-wangi white-eye

The Wangi-wangi white-eye (Zosterops paruhbesar) or locally called as Sui,[1] is a species of songbird in the white-eye family.[2] Zosterops paruhbesar has a near full yellow body with the head, throat, vent and mid vental stripe. The flanks are slightly grey and the flight feathers and tail feathers are brown. Around the eye of Zosterops paruhbesar is a ring of white feathers.[3][4]

Wangi-wangi 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. paruhbesar
Binomial name
Zosterops paruhbesar
Irham et al., 2022

This species is endemic to a single island named Wangi-wangi Island around the Wakatobi Islands, Indonesia.[5] In contrast, most species in the genus Zosterops inhabit areas 2,900 kilometres (1,800 mi) from Z. paruhbesar.[6]

References
  1. "Kamponaone: Surga Burung Sui di Taman Nasional Wakatobi". hijauku.com (in Indonesian). 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. Mohammad Irham; Dewi M. Prawiradilaga; Jochen K. Menner; et al. (21 October 2022). "A distinct new species of Zosterops white‐eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia". Ibis. doi:10.1111/IBI.13148. ISSN 1474-919X. Wikidata Q115755958.
  3. "Zosterops palpebrosus - Oriental White-eye - Taxo4254 - Wiki.nus". wiki.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  4. Anderson, Natali (2022-10-21). "Newly-Described Bird Species is Endemic to Indonesian Island | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  5. "GeoHack - Wangi-wangi Island". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  6. "Newly-Described Bird Species is Endemic to Indonesian Island - Nextbulge". 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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