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Indonesia, with its vast islands, tropical weather and rainforests is one of the world's richest and most important countries in terms of biodiversity.In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.
The Buru white-eye (Zosterops buruensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Indonesian islands, including the island of Buru which gives its name. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests .
Indonesia has more endemic birds than any other country. Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity (after Brazil). [1] Most endemic birds are in the Wallacea region of eastern Indonesia. Sulawesi supports twelve endemic bird genera.
The Togian white-eye (Zosterops somadikartai) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.. It is found in the Togian Islands of Indonesia, where it is endemic.The species was first spotted by University of Indonesia researcher Mochamad Indrawan and his colleague Sunarto in 1997, [2] [3] and formally described in 2008.
The Wangi-wangi white-eye (Zosterops paruhbesar), locally known as sui, [2] is a species of songbird in the white-eye family. [3] It is endemic to a single island, Wangi-wangi Island, in the Wakatobi Islands, Indonesia. [4] Zosterops paruhbesar has a yellowish head, throat, vent and mid ventral stripe. The flanks are greyish and the flight ...
The Sangihe white-eye (Z. nehrkorni) and the Seram white-eye (Z. stalkeri) were formerly included in Z. atrifrons, as is still, on occasion, the black-fronted white-eye (Z. minor). It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The sangkar white-eye (Zosterops melanurus) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is also known as the Sunda white-eye. It is found in forested habitats on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. In Java it is typically found at elevations between 200–1,600 m (660–5,250 ft), but it sometimes occurs at lower elevations as well. [2]
The Meratus white-eye (Zosterops meratusensis) is a species of bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae.The species was described in 2021 by the Indonesian ornithologist Mohammed Irham and his colleagues based on genetic, morphological, and vocal differences from other Zosterops white-eyes.