Pemba white-eye
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Pemba white-eye | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. vaughani
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Binomial name | |
Zosterops vaughani Bannerman, 1924
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The Pemba white-eye (Zosterops vaughani) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and dry savanna.
History
The Pemba white-eye derives its scientific name, Zosterops vaughani, from John Henry Vaughan, after whom it was named.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops vaughani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713939A94394996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713939A94394996.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Nancy M Taylor, ed. (1924). "Zosterops vaughani". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 44. Oxford: Clarendon Press: 41. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
Named in honour of Mr. John H. Vaughan, of the Colonial Civil Service, who has very kindly presented the type to the National Collection.
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