Teardrop White-eye (Rukia ruki) | Photos, Calls and ID

EndangeredEndemicInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 21 g

Teardrop White-eye (Rukia ruki), photo 1 — Photo: Doug Whitman · CC BY 4.0

Teardrop White-eye (Rukia ruki), photo 2 — Photo: Horyo Nanyo Shoto-san chorui · Public domain

Teardrop White-eye (Rukia ruki), photo 3 — Photo: Doug Whitman · CC BY 4.0

Teardrop White-eye (Rukia ruki), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Doug Whitman, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Teardrop White-eye

The teardrop white-eye, also known as the Faichuk white-eye, Truk white-eye, or great Truk white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. Some advocate that it is the only true member of the genus Rukia, or the "great white-eyes".

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Where the Teardrop White-eye lives

Regular range

Micronesia

When to see the Teardrop White-eye

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Peak activity in April · a passage migrant species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Long-billed White-eyeRukia longirostraThe long-billed white-eye, known as tiht in Pohnpeian, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

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