Rota White-eye (Zosterops rotensis) | Photos, Calls and ID

Critically EndangeredEndemicInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 10 g

Rota White-eye (Zosterops rotensis), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Andria Kroner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Rota White-eye (Zosterops rotensis), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Andria Kroner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Rota White-eye

The Rota white-eye or Rota bridled white-eye 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.

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What the Rota White-eye sounds like

Recording: Dacia Wiitala · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Rota White-eye lives

Regular range

Northern Mariana Islands

When to see the Rota White-eye

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Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Kai Kecil White-eyeZosterops uropygialisThe Kai Kecil white-eye, also known as the golden-bellied white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Biak White-eyeZosterops mysorensisThe Biak white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Small Lifou White-eyeZosterops minutusThe small Lifou white-eye, also known as the sulphur white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

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