| Recently proposed splits for the family | White-eyes | ||
The study of Slikas et al. on mitochondrial sequence data included samples of Zosterops conspicillatus, Z. semperi, Z. hypolais, Rukia oleaginea and Cleptornis marchei. They found genetic divergence figures between them in the range of 5.7 to 7.3%. |
Also a difference of 6.5% was found for the Rota Island population of "conspicillatus" compared to populations from Guam, Tinian and Saipan, which is the basis of this split. The Rota population has declined dramatically in recent years. |
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Sangihe White-eye Zosterops nehrkorni |
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Seram White-eye Zosterops stalkeri |
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