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Alternative names: Pohnpei White-eye; Large Ponapé White-eye; Ponapé White-eye
- Rukia longirostra
Identification
13cm. A distinctive white eye.
- Long, thin and decurved bill
- Buffy olive upperparts
- Slightly greener on head
- Narrow eyering
- Blackish-brown flight-feathers and tail feathers with olive to brownish margins
- Much lighter underparts, buffy, strongest on flanks
- Chin, throat and centre of underparts slightly tinged greenish-yellow
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to Pohnpei in the east-central Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia).
A widespread but uncommon restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Rukia sanfordi is a synonym to the current scientific name.
Habitat
Moist forest and plantations above 600m.
Behaviour
No information on diet, feeds probably on insects.
Forages quietly in the canopy, often with Pohnpei White-eye.
Birds with enlarged gonads recorded in December and February, an immature seen in April. No other information on breeding.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-billed White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-billed_White-eye
