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'''Alternative names: New Georgia White-eye; Solomon Islands White-eye'''
 
'''Alternative names: New Georgia White-eye; Solomon Islands White-eye'''
 
;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] kulambangrae
 
;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] kulambangrae
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'''Includes Dark-eyed White-eye'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Solomon Islands]].
 
[[Solomon Islands]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Clements lists ''kulambangrae'' as subspecies of ''rendovae'' which he names Solomon Islands White-eye. ''Zosterops ugiensis'', a split from ''rendovae'' would become Grey-throated White-eye then.
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Clements<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> recognizes three subspecies:
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* ''Z. k. kulambangrae'' on [[Solomon Islands]] (Kolombangara, Vonavona, Kohinggo, New Georgia, Vangunu, and Nggatokae
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* ''Z. k. paradoxus'' on Rendova Island ([[Solomon Islands]])
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* ''Z. k. tetiparius'' on Tetipari Island ([[Solomon Islands]])
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Gill and Donsker<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> split ''tetiparius'' and ''paradoxus'' as Dark-eyed White-eye (''Zosterops tetiparius'')
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker16V6.2}}
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Zosterops+kulambangrae}}
 
{{GSearch|Zosterops+kulambangrae}}

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Alternative names: New Georgia White-eye; Solomon Islands White-eye

Zosterops kulambangrae

Includes Dark-eyed White-eye

Identification

Distribution

Solomon Islands.

Taxonomy

Clements[1] recognizes three subspecies:

Gill and Donsker[2] split tetiparius and paradoxus as Dark-eyed White-eye (Zosterops tetiparius)

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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