Louisiade white-eye explained

The Louisiade white-eye or islet white-eye (Zosterops griseotinctus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where it is found on widely disjunct islets on both the Bismarck and Louisiade archipelagos.^[1]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

There are five subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress:

• Z. g. ottomeyeri Stresemann, 1930 - Nauna
• Z. g. eichhorni Hartert, 1926 - several disjunct islets in the Bismarck Archipelago
• Z. g. griseotinctus Gray, GR, 1858 - west-central Louisiade Archipelago
• Z. g. longirostris Ramsay, 1879 - islets east of New Guinea
• Z. g. pallidipes De Vis, 1890 - Rossel Island

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes – IOC World Bird List . 2023-01-23 . en-US.