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Wangi-wangi White-eye
Zosterops paruhbesar Irham, Prawiradilaga, Menner, O'Connell, Kelly, Analuddin, Karya, Meads, Marples & Rheindt, 2022
Zosteropidae — White-eyes
Wangi-wangi White-eye, Zosterops paruhbesar, is a songbird of the white-eye family found on Wangi-wangi Island in the Wakatobi Archipelago, south-east of Sulawesi. It is confined to that single island. Its bright yellow bill distinguishes it from the Wakatobi White-eye and from other white-eyes in the wider area. It also has a white ring around the eye. The head, throat, vent and mid-ventral stripe are yellowish, while the flanks are greyish. The flight feathers and tail feathers are brown.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae — White-eyes
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Wangi-wangi I. (Wakatobi Arch. se of se Sulawesi)
