Mount Karthala White-eye
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The Mount Karthala White-eye (Zosterops mouroniensis), also known as the Karthala White-eye, Grand Comore White-eye or Comoro White-eye, is a species of bird
in the Zosteropidae family. As suggested by its name, it is endemic to Philippia
heath woodland growing on Mount Karthala
on the island of Grand Comore in the Comoros
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Zosteropidae family. As suggested by its name, it is endemic to Philippia
Philippia
Philippia is a genus of plant in family Ericaceae.Species include:* Philippia nyassana Alm & T.C.E. Fries* Philippia mafiensis Engl....
heath woodland growing on Mount Karthala
Mount Karthala
Karthala is an active volcano and the highest point of the Comoros at above sea level. It is the southernmost and larger of the two shield volcanoes forming Grande Comore island, the largest island in the nation of Comoros. The Karthala volcano is notoriously active, having erupted more than 20...
on the island of Grand Comore in the Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.