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Rota white-eye

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Rota white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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It forages in flocks.[2] It also roosts in flocks.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "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. ^ a b McElderry, Robert M., et al. "Distilling professional opinion to gauge vulnerability of Guam avifauna to Brown Treesnake predation." Frontiers in Conservation Science 2 (2021): 683964.
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