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Giant white eye

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Megazosterops palauensis

Higher classification
  
Megazosterops

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Zosteropidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Megazosterops Stresemann, 1930

Similar
  
Long‑billed white‑eye, Teardrop white‑eye, Dusky white‑eye, Bare‑eyed white‑eye, Fernando Po speirops

The giant white-eye, or Palau greater white-eye (Megazosterops palauensis) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Megazosterops. It is endemic to Palau, where its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. The species is currently classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to likely habitat loss and the possibility of the establishment of the invasive brown tree snake on the island.

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Giant white-eye Wikipedia