Yap Plain White-eye (Zosterops hypolais)

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Micronesia [Federated States of] (B).

Yap I, in extreme western Caroline Is.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 87,000 (2010) and stable.

Status NT
Introductions such as the Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis is a potential threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Rota White-eye (Zosterops rotensis), Bridled White-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus) and Citrine White-eye (Zosterops semperi) and all formerly considered conspecific, but differ in plumage, vocalizations and behaviour, and treatment as separate species supported by DNA-DNA hybridization and analyses of mitochondrial DNA.

References
See References.

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