Socotra_white-eye

Socotra white-eye

Socotra white-eye

Species of bird

The Socotra white-eye (Zosterops socotranus) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found on the island of Socotra and in Somaliland.

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This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Abyssinian white-eye (Zosterops abyssinicus) named Zosterops abyssinicus socotranus.[1] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that it is not closely related to the Abyssinian white-eye and it is now treated as a separate species.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Zosterops socotranus (Socotra White-eye) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. [2]
    Cox, S.C.; Prys-Jones, R.P.; Habel, J.C.; Amakobe, B.A.; Day, J.J. (2014). "Niche divergence promotes rapid diversification of East African sky island white-eyes (Aves: Zosteropidae)". Molecular Ecology. 23 (16): 4103–4118. doi:10.1111/mec.12840. PMC 4255762. PMID 24954273.
  3. [3]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 January 2019.


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