Wangi Wangi White-eye

Wangi Wangi White-eye

The Wangi Wangi White-eye ("Zosterops sp. nov.") is a recently-discovered endangered bird of the white-eye family. It was found in 2003 near the village of Wanci on Sulawesi Island and Wangiwangi IslandFact|date=April 2007 after which the bird has been provisionally named. The island is part of the Tukangbesi Islands to the south-east of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The bird is similar to the Sulawesi White-eye ("Zosterops consobrinorum", also known as Pale-bellied White-eye) and may be a subspecies of it. However it has a number of differences including larger size, a black body, a long yellow beak, a gray breast and pale feet. Like most white-eyes it has a white ring around the eye and green upperparts. It is also known as the Sulawesi white eye.

References

*cite web|last = Lepage|first = Denis|title = Wangi Wangi White-eye (Zosterops sp. nov.)|work = Avibase|url = http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=summary&lang=EN&id=C4890EB348626837&ts=1177446442671|accessdate = 2007-04-24
*cite web|last = Owen|first = James|title = Mystery Bird Discovered On Indonesian Island|work = National Geographic News|date = 2004-01-26 |url = http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/01/0126_040126_wangiwangi.html|accessdate = 2007-04-24
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