About the Vanikoro White-eye
The Vanikoro white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Vanikoro in the Santa Cruz Islands of Temotu Province in the south-east of the Solomon Islands chain. The species is named for David Gibbs, who discovered it.
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The Vanikoro white-eye differs from its geographically closest congener, the Santa Cruz white-eye (Zosterops sanctaecrucis), by several features including a much longer bill and different eye-ring and leg colouring.
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Where the Vanikoro White-eye lives
When to see the Vanikoro White-eye
Peak activity in October · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Slender-billed White-eyeZosterops tenuirostrisThe slender-billed white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Guadalcanal White-eyeZosterops oblitusThe Guadalcanal white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
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