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Sanford's white eye

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Woodfordia

Higher classification
  
Woodfordia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Zosteropidae

Scientific name
  
Woodfordia lacertosa

Rank
  
Species

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

Sanford's white-eye (Woodfordia lacertosa) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is named after Dr Leonard Cutler Sanford, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History.

References

Sanford's white-eye Wikipedia