Teardrop White-eye

Rukia ruki

Strange-looking bird with a tiny range, found exclusively on the islands of Tol South, Onei, Paata, and Polle, in Chuuk, Micronesia. Only in dense native old-growth montane forest, where it is often found close to the endemic poison tree (“panaw” in Chuukese). Most numerous on Tol South, where it is restricted to Mt. Winipot. Dark olive-brown all over, with bright orange legs and a white “teardrop” crescent under the eye. Long-bodied appearance is quite different from most white-eyes. Gives a long series of musical warbles.

分类信息

学名
Rukia ruki
命名信息
(Hartert, EJO, 1897)
Passeriformes
Zosteropidae
Rukia

分布与栖息地

It is endemic to the summit of Mount Winipot on Tol, in the Faichuk group of islands within the Chuuk (Truk) atoll in Micronesia. Its habitat is montane rainforest dominated by the endemic Chuuk poisontree. Due to its restricted range on one small mountaintop and the locals' disdain for the native poisontree, it is severely threatened by habitat loss.

迁徙
Resident species

保护状况

种群趋势
declining

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