Kolombangara White-eye (Zosterops murphyi)

Other Names (World)
Kolombangara White-eye, Hermit White-eye, Kolombangara Mountain White-eye, Murphy's White-eye, Kulumbangra White-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartert, 1929

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Solomon Islands (B).

Kulambangra Islands in the New Georgia group of islands in the central Solomon Islands (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A single, rather plaintive note uttered when flocks are feeding.

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Kolombangara White-eye (Zosterops murphyi) [XC404036]
by Todd Mark from Camp Professor, Kolombangara New Georgia Group, Western Province, Solomon Islands (call)

Kolombangara White-eye (Zosterops murphyi) [XC404034]
by id from Camp Professor, Kolombangara New Georgia Group, Western Province, Solomon Islands (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Very large white-eye, morphologically extremely similar to and possibly very closely related to Louisiade White-eye (Zosterops griseotinctus); may belong to the superspecies formed by latter and Rennell White-eye (Zosterops rennellianus), Vella Lavella White-eye (Zosterops vellalavella), Ranongga White-eye (Zosterops splendidus), Gizo White-eye (Zosterops luteirostris) and Solomons White-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae).

References
See References.

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