Teardrop White-eye
Rukia ruki(Hartert, EJO, 1897)
English (US) Teardrop White-eye
The Teardrop White-eye (Rukia ruki) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: forest and scrub of Chuuk (eastern Caroline Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rukia ruki
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Teardrop White-eye
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1897)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tephras ruki
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1897)
- Type locality
- Ruk Island.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 7 p.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Yellowish White-eye
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