Bridled white-eye
| Bridled white-eye | |
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| A wild Saipan white-eye, Z. conspicillatus saypani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. conspicillatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops conspicillatus (Kittlitz, 1833)
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The bridled white-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus) (Chamorro name: nosa') is a species of white-eye native to the Mariana Islands and formerly Guam. The species' natural habitat is tropical forests, shrublands and urban areas.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Some sources, such as the
IUCN, split the nominate subspecies and Z. c. saypani into separate species; in that case, the latter is known by the common name Saipan white-eye.[1][2] Formerly, the Rota white-eye
(Zosterops rotensis) was also considered as a subspecies of the bridled white-eye.
Conservation
The nominate subspecies Zosterops conspicillatus conspicillatus,
extinct due to the introduction of the brown tree snake. The last known sighting was in 1983.[2][3] The US Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the species from the Endangered Species Act in October 2023 citing extinction.[4]
The remaining subspecies, Z. conspicillatus saypani, endemic to the
near threatened.[1] The Saipan white-eye has a captive breeding program based at several US zoos.[6]
References
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- ^ . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of 23 Extinct Species From the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "21 Species Delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". FWS.gov. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Brown Treesnake Rapid Response Team Deployed to Saipan after Two Snake Sightings | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "Zoo people help ensure survival of NMI birds". Saipan Tribune. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.