- Mount Karthala White-eye
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Mount Karthala White-eye Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae Genus: Zosterops Species: Z. mouroniensis Binomial name Zosterops mouroniensis
Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885The Mount Karthala White-eye (Zosterops mouroniensis), also known as the Karthala White-eye, Grand Comore White-eye or Comoro White-eye, is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. As suggested by its name, it is endemic to Philippia heath woodland growing on Mount Karthala on the island of Grand Comore in the Comoros. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Zosterops mouroniensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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