Rufous-throated White-eye

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Rufous-throated White-eye is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Rufous-throated White-eye (Madanga ruficollis) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Madanga. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Madanga ruficollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

* Rufous-throated White-eye, Madanga ruficollis * Gray-hooded White-eye, Lophozosterops pinaiae * Black-masked White-eye, Lophozosterops goodfellowi * Streak-headed White-eye, Lophozosterops squamiceps * Javan Gray-throated White-eye, Lophozosterops javanicus * Yellow-browed White-eye, Lophozosterops superciliaris * Crested White-eye, Lophozosterops dohertyi * Pygmy White-eye, Oculocincta squamifrons * Spot-breasted White-eye, Heleia muelleri * Thick-billed White-eye, Heleia crassirostris More

Rufous-throated White-eye Madanga ruficollis Rufous-throated White-eye Photographer : More

* Rufous-throated White-eye, Madanga ruficollis Mascarene White-eye Zosterops b. More

The Endangered Rufous-throated White-eye Madanga ruficollis and the Vulnerable Black-lored Parrot Tanygnathus gramineus are known only from the unprotected forests at Kapalat Mada on the Indonesian island of Buru, and this is probably also an important site for the Critically Endangered Blue-fronted Lorikeet Charmosyna toxopei. More

addita), and rufous-throated white-eye (Madanga ruficollis), which represents a monotypic genus. Buru's butterflies include a large number of endemics and are therefore accorded highest conservation priority. Pifridae has 25 percent of the local species unique to Buru, and Papilionidae 7 percent. More

Rufous-throated White-eye Madanga ruficollis = Described by: Rothschild; Hartert (1923) Alternate common name(s): Buru Mountain White-eye, Madanga White-eye, Rufous-collared White-eye Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range S. Moluccas; Nw. Buru Is. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Zosteropidae
Genus : Madanga
Species : ruficollis
Authority : Rothschild and Hartert, 1923