White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Grey-brown White-eye (Zosterops cinereus) - HBW 13, p. 469
French: Zostérops cendré
German: Kittlitzbrillenvogel
Spanish: Anteojitos Cenizo
Other common names: Kosrae White-eye (cinereus); Pohnpei White-eye (ponapensis); Caroline/Grey White-eye (when treated as conspecific with Z. finschii)
Taxonomy: Drepanis cinerea Kittlitz, 1832, Kosrae, Caroline Islands.
Forms a superspecies with Z. finschii; previously treated as conspecific, but differs in voice and behaviour. The two races are distinctive, and may well merit treatment as separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ponapensis Finsch, 1876 - Pohnpei, in EC Caroline Is.
- cinereus (Kittlitz, 1832) - Kosrae, in E Caroline Is.
- Least Concern
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