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- Zosterops conspicillatus
[edit] Identification
6cm
- Green and yellow
- White eye ring.
[edit] Distribution
Northern Mariana Islands, in the Pacific (belonging to the US).
[edit] Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- Z. c. conspicillatus on Guam
- Z. c. saypani on Tinian, Agiguan and Saipan
Has been considered conspecific in the past with Caroline Islands White-eye and Plain White-eye.
The Rota White-eye is sometimes considered a subspecies of this species.
[edit] Habitat
Moist lowland forests, plantations, and rural gardens.
[edit] Behaviour
The diet includes insects.
[edit] Breeding
The nest is made from roots, grass, moss, and spider-web strands. The clutch consists of 2 light-blue eggs.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
[edit] External Links
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