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Zosterops finschii (Dusky White-eye)

Wikipedia Abstract

The dusky white-eye (Zosterops finschii) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to Palau. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
0
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
1
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 1.29022
EDGE Score: 0.828647
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [1]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  40 %
Diet - Nectar [1]  30 %
Diet - Plants [1]  10 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  60 %
Forages - Understory [1]  40 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Palau tropical moist forests Palau Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Middle Ridge, Babeldaob Palau A1, A2
Ngerutechei, Babeldaob Palau A1, A2  
Peleliu Palau A1, A2  
Rock Islands, Palau Palau A1, A2  
Western Ridge, Babeldaob Palau A1, A2  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0