Rukia
| Rukia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Rukia Momiyama, 1922 |
| species | |
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R. longirostra | |
Rukia is a small genus of birds in the white-eye family. Its two members are found in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Pohnpei and the Faichuk group of the Chuuk islands. They are:
- Long-billed white-eye, Rukia longirostra
- Teardrop white-eye or Faichuk white-eye, Rukia ruki
The olive white-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) of Yap is traditionally included in this genus as Rukia oleaginea.
References
- Rukia longirostra, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Retrieved 27 August 2014
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