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São Tomé white eye

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Zosterops

Higher classification
  
Lesser white-eyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Zosteropidae

Scientific name
  
Zosterops ficedulinus

Rank
  
Species

São Tomé white-eye

Similar
  
Pemba white‑eye, Robust white‑eye, Dusky white‑eye, Mayotte white‑eye, Plain white‑eye

The São Tomé white-eye (Zosterops feae) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named by the Italian Tommaso Salvadori in 1901.Once dominant throughout the island, now it is in the south and southwest mainly inside Obo Natural Park.

References

São Tomé white-eye Wikipedia