Vanikoro White-eye (Zosterops gibbsi)
About the Vanikoro White-eye
The Vanikoro white-eye (Zosterops gibbsi) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Vanikoro in the Santa Cruz Islands of Temotu Province in the south-east of the Solomon Islands chain. The species is named for David Gibbs, who discovered it. The Vanikoro white-eye differs from its geographically closest congener, the Santa Cruz white-eye (Zosterops sanctaecrucis), by several features including a much longer bill and different eye-ring and leg colouring. The Santa Cruz Islands lie in the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion. Within its range the Vanikoro white-eye is common in upland forests although it also occurs in degraded lowland forests.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Solomon Islands in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- SilvereyeZosterops lateralisrecording
- Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssonirecording
- Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.