Long-billed White-eye (Rukia longirostra)

Other Scientific Names
Rukia sanfordi

Other Names (World)
Long-billed White-eye, Pohnpei, Ponape, Greater Ponape White-eye, Large Ponape White-eye

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Takatsukasa & Yamashina, 1931)

Habitat
Palm and broadleaf forest. Rarely in plantations. Above 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Micronesia [Federated States of] (B).

Pohnpei, in east-central 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 32,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation and the accidental introduction of brown tree snake Boiga irregularis, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Long-billed White-eye (Rukia longirostra) [XC77299]
by id from NE Ridge Pohnpei, Micronesia (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Behaviourally similar to Zosterops. Name Rukia sanfordi is a synonym.

References
See References.

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