- Zosterops ponapensis
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4½ in)
- Greyish-olive upperparts
- Mouse-grey crown and upper-wing coverts
Distribution
Pohnpei (east Caroline Islands), Pacific
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Kosrae White-eye under the name Grey-brown White-eye.
Habitat
Well vegetated areas, including gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, small berries and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Pohnpei White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 31 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Pohnpei_White-eye
