| Togian white-eye | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. somadikartai
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| Zosterops somadikartai | |
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| Location of the Togian Islands with islands where the species has been found marked in red | |
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 species is named after Soekarja Somadikarta, a prominent Indonesian ornithologist. Unlike most species in the genus it lacks a white-ring around the eye.[2][4]
The species is believed to be endangered,[4] although it has not yet been assessed by the IUCN.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Zosterops somadikartai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22736183A131891482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22736183A131891482.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Science Codex:Zosterops somadikartai - new bird species discovered in Indonesia
- ^ Fox, Maggie (14 March 2008). "New bird discovered in Indonesia". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ a b Mochamad Indrawan, Pamela C. Rasmussen, and Sunarto (2008) "A New White-Eye (Zosterops) from the Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia" The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(1): 1-9 (abstract)