Biology:Rukia
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Rukia | |
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| Rukia longirostra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Rukia Momiyama, 1922 |
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Rukia is a small genus of birds in the white-eye family. Its two members are found in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Pohnpei and the Faichuk group of the Chuuk islands.
The genus Rukia contains the following two (or three) species:
| Image | Common name | Scientific name |
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| 150px | Long-billed white-eye | Rukia longirostra |
| 150px | Teardrop white-eye or Faichuk white-eye | Rukia ruki |
| 150px | Olive-colored white-eye | Sometimes included as Rukia oleaginea; other authorities place it in the genus Zosterops as Zosterops oleagineus |
References
- Rukia longirostra, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Retrieved 27 August 2014
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3102861 entry
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