Biology:Plain white-eye

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Short description: Species of bird

Plain white-eye
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. hypolais
Binomial name
Zosterops hypolais
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872

The plain white-eye (Zosterops hypolais) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Yap. The indigenous name in the Yapese language is "Alingithngith", which applies to both species of Zosterops found in Yap.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1719434 entry