A new species of White-eye Zosterops and notes on other birds from Vanikoro, Solomon Islands

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 698-706

  Dutson, Guy ^a,b  

^a Birds Australia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Birds Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Endemic bird; Santa Cruz Islands; Vanikolo

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ISLAND; NEW SPECIES; PASSERINE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)]; VANIKOLO;

AVES; VANIKORO; ZOSTEROPIDAE; ZOSTEROPS; ZOSTEROPS SANCTAECRUCIS;

EID: 52649121292     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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