White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Louisiade White-eye (Zosterops griseotinctus) - HBW 13, p. 462
French:
Zostérops des Louisiade
German: Louisiadenbrillenvogel
Spanish:
Anteojitos de las Luisiada
Other common names: Louisiade/Dull-colored White-eye; Nissan White-eye
(eichhorni); Islet/Island White-eye (with rennellianus)
Taxonomy: Zosterops
griseotincta G. R. Gray, 1858, Duchateau Island, Louisiade
Archipelago.
Forms
a superspecies with Z. rennellianus, Z. vellalavella,
Z. splendidus, Z. luteirostris and Z. kulambangrae,
possibly with Z. murphyi a member of same group. Sometimes
considered conspecific with Z. rennellianus. Proposed race
ottomeyeri (described from Nauna I, in Admiralty Is) is merged
with eichhorni, and aignani (Misima, in Louisiade
Archipelago) is synonymized with nominate. Four subspecies
recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- eichhorni E. J. O. Hartert, 1926 - Nauna (E Admiralty Is); Nissan (Green Is), E of Bismarcks; and islands of Vitiaz Strait (Crown, Long, Tolokiwa), between New Britain and New Guinea.
- longirostris E. P. Ramsay, 1879 - Rogeia I (Heath I), in Milne Bay (off extreme SE tip of New Guinea); Bonvouloir Group (East I and Hastings I), in W Louisiade Archipelago; and Alcester I (between Woodlark I and Louisiades).
- griseotinctus G. R. Gray, 1858 - WC & C Louisiade Archipelago in Conflict Group (Panasesa Is), Kimuta, Deboyne Group (Panepompom Is), Renard Is and Misima.
- pallidipes De Vis, 1890 - Rossel, in E Louisiade Archipelago.
- Least Concern
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