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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Zosteropidae.

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Examples

  • A number of these restricted-range species are threatened, including the critically endangered Mariana crow (Corvus kubaryi) and Rota bridled white-eye (Zosterops rotensis), the endangered Micronesian megapode (Megapodius laperouse), Guam swiftlet (Collacalia bartschi), Nightingale reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinia), and vulnerable Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae) and golden white-eye (Cleptornis marchei).

    Marianas tropical dry forests 2008

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