The Pemba white-eye (Zosterops vaughani) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.
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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. vaughani
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| Zosterops vaughani Bannerman, 1924
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and dry savanna.
History
editThe Pemba white-eye derives its scientific name, Zosterops vaughani, from John Henry Vaughan, after whom it was named.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops vaughani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713939A94394996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713939A94394996.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Nancy M Taylor, ed. (1924). "Zosterops vaughani". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 44. Oxford: Clarendon Press: 41. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
Named in honour of Mr. John H. Vaughan, of the Colonial Civil Service, who has very kindly presented the type to the National Collection.
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