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.

Dark-eyed white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. tetiparius
Binomial name
Zosterops tetiparius
Murphy, 1929

Z. t. paradoxus is found on Rendova and Z. t. tetiparius on Tetepare Island.[1][2] The subspecies have never been recorded away from their respective home islands which lie just 3.4 km apart.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Internet Bird Collection. "Solomon White-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae)". Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. ^ Mees, G. F. (1955). "The name of the white-eye from Rendova Island (Solomon Islands)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 33 (28): 99–100.
  3. ^ Mayr, Ernst & Jared M. Diamond (2001). The Birds of Northern Melanesia: Speciation, Ecology and Biogeography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514170-2.