The dark-eyed white-eye (''Zosterops tetiparius'') is a species of
bird in the family
Zosteropidae. It is found in the
Solomon Islands. Its natural
habitat is
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Description
TSMF is generally found in large, discont ...
.
''Z. t. paradoxus'' is found on
Rendova and ''Z. t. tetiparius'' on
Tetepare
Tetepare Island is the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific, located at . It is a part of Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It covers approximately . Tetepare supports pristine lowland rainforest and a rich inshore marine area ...
Island.
The subspecies have never been recorded away from their respective home islands which lie just 3.4 km apart.
References
dark-eyed white-eye
The dark-eyed white-eye (''Zosterops tetiparius'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
''Z. t. paradoxus'' is found on Rendova ...
Birds of the Western Province (Solomon Islands)
dark-eyed white-eye
The dark-eyed white-eye (''Zosterops tetiparius'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
''Z. t. paradoxus'' is found on Rendova ...
dark-eyed white-eye
The dark-eyed white-eye (''Zosterops tetiparius'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
''Z. t. paradoxus'' is found on Rendova ...
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