Samoan White-eye (Zosterops samoensis)

Other Names (World)
Samoan White-eye, Savaii White-eye, Savau White-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Murphy & Mathews, 1929

Habitat
Upland forests, open scrub-like alpine areas. From 780 - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Samoa (B).

Island of Savai’i, in western Samoa.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and stable.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through slash-and-burn cultivation of upland forest, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Moves about in small flocks.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Samoan White-eye (Zosterops samoensis) [XC358677]
by id from Gaga'ifomauga, Western Samoa (call)

Samoan White-eye (Zosterops samoensis) [XC358676]
by Todd Mark from Gaga'ifomauga, Western Samoa (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Suggested relationship to Santa Cruz White-eye (Zosterops sanctaecrucis) seems unlikely on grounds of morphological and ecological differences.

References
See References.

Files:

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