Anjouan white-eye

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Anjouan white-eye
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. Anjuanensis
Binomial name
Zosterops Anjuanensis
Newton, E, 1877

The Anjouan white-eye (Zosterops anjuanensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is a small, sharp-billed warbler-like bird. It possesses yellow patches on the throat and undertail and white spectacles around the eyes. They are normally seen in very active flocks[1]

It is endemic to Anjouan of the Comoros.[2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  1. ^ "Anjouan White-eye - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2022). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 July 2022.