Rota white-eye

Rota white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. rotensis
Binomial name
Zosterops rotensis

The Rota white-eye or Rota bridled white-eye (Zosterops rotensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is critically endangered and endemic to Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, where it mainly occurs in mature, wet limestone forests.[1]

Social Behavior

It forages and roosts in flocks.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Zosterops rotensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22714047A126656629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22714047A126656629.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ McElderry, Robert M.; et al. (2021). "Distilling professional opinion to gauge vulnerability of Guam avifauna to Brown Treesnake predation". Frontiers in Conservation Science. 2: 683964. Bibcode:2021FrCS....2.3964M. doi:10.3389/fcosc.2021.683964.


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