Splendid White-eye

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

The Splendid White-eye (Zosterops splendidus) is found only on the tiny island of Ranongga and is one of seven species endemic to islands of the New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands. C. Filardi/CBC-AMNH Birds within the family Zosteropidae - named white-eyes for the feathers that frame their eyes - evolve at a faster rate than any other known bird, researchers said today. More

* Splendid White-eye, Zosterops luteirostris * Solomon Islands White-eye, Zosterops kulambangrae * Kulambangra White-eye, Zosterops murphyi * Yellow-throated White-eye, Zosterops metcalfii * Grey-throated White-eye, Zosterops rendovae * Malaita White-eye, Zosterops stresemanni * Santa Cruz White-eye, Zosterops santaecrucis * Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis * Lord Howe Silvereye, Zosterops (lateralis) tephropleurus More

Splendid White-eye Zosterops luteirostris 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Endangered Justification This species is estimated to have a very small population which is likely to be declining through habitat loss, leading to its categorisation as Endangered. More

Caption: The Splendid White-eye (Zosterops splendidus) is found only on the tiny island of Ranongga is one of seven species endemic to islands of the New Georgia Group, Solomon Islands. This species was among the original 'great speciators' described by Mayr and Diamond in PNAS over 30 years ago. Credit: C. More

Splendid White-eye Zosterops luteirostris = Described by: Hartert, E. (1904) Alternate common name(s): Hartert's White-eye, Gizo White-eye Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range C. Solomon Is.; Gizo Is. And Ranongga Is. More

The Splendid White-eye (Zosterops splendidus) found only on the tiny island of Ranongga is one of seven species endemic to islands of the New Georgia Group.Photo by Chris Filardi, AMNH. January 2009. A family of island-dwelling birds form new species faster than any other known bird, according to a University of Kansas (KU) researcher who used modern genetic techniques to answer an 80-year-old question about how fast new bird species can form. More

Splendid White-eye Zosterops luteirostris (0:19) Niels Krabbe 18-12-2006 11:40 Solomon Islands 2 km N Gizo, Ghizo, Western Province 43 calls of a group (A) Tape ref. More