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'''Alternative names: Carolines White-eye; Citrine White-eye'''
 
;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] semperi
 
;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] semperi
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Micronesia]] and [[Palau]].
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Pacific Islands: found on [[Micronesia]] and [[Palau]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Has been considered conspecific in the past with [[Bridled White-eye]] and [[Plain White-eye]].
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
 
There are 3 subspecies:
 
There are 3 subspecies:
* ''Z. s. semperi'' on Palau
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* ''Z. s. semperi'' on Palau Islands (Babelthuap, Koror, Garakayo and [[Palau]])
* ''Z. s. owstoni'' on Truk
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* ''Z. s. owstoni'' on Truk (Caroline Islands)
* ''Z. s. takasukasai'' on Pohnpei
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* ''Z. s. takasukasai'' on Pohnpei (Caroline Islands)
Has been considered conspecific in the past with [[Bridled White-eye]] and [[Plain White-eye]].
 
 
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Zosterops+semperi}}  
 
{{GSearch|Zosterops+semperi}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Zosterops]]  [[Category:Missing Images]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Zosterops]]  [[Category:Missing Images]]

Latest revision as of 19:07, 17 March 2011

Alternative names: Carolines White-eye; Citrine White-eye

Zosterops semperi

Identification

Distribution

Pacific Islands: found on Micronesia and Palau.

Taxonomy

Has been considered conspecific in the past with Bridled White-eye and Plain White-eye.

Subspecies[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

  • Z. s. semperi on Palau Islands (Babelthuap, Koror, Garakayo and Palau)
  • Z. s. owstoni on Truk (Caroline Islands)
  • Z. s. takasukasai on Pohnpei (Caroline Islands)

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. 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.
  2. Avibase

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External Links

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