Zosterops metcalfii
Conservation status:
Not Threatened
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy: Zosterops metcalfii Tristram, 1894, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands. Affinities unclear. Geographic variation is not very pronounced and mainly exists in presence or absence of eye-ring. Three subspecies recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * exiguus Murphy, 1929 - Buka, Bougainville, Shortland Is and Choiseul, in N Solomon Is. * metcalfii Tristram, 1894 - Santa Isabel and San Jorge, in NC Solomons. * floridanus Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1901 - Florida Is, in EC Solomons.
Trophic strategy:
Insectivorous