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Bridled white-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus conspicillatus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

The Guam Bridled White-Eye measures about four inches long; has a green upper part and yellow and white lower part. It has a white orbital ring around its eye after which the bird is named. The bridled white-eye has wing and tail feathers that are dark brown with greenish-yellow edges. The females tend to be lighter in color than the males. The Guam subspecies is the largest of the other white-eyes found in Micronesia, and has a gray crown and very prominent "spectacles."

Lead Region:  Pacific Region (Region 1)
Date Listed: Aug 27, 1984

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
03/08/2007 72 FR 10547 10550 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam
05/04/2006 71 FR 26315 26318 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rota Bridled White-eye (Zosterops rotensis) :Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and notice of availability of draft economic analysis.
12/05/2002 67 FR 72407 72408 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determinations of prudency for two mammal and four bird species in Guam and the Commonwealth of the nothern Mariana Islands and designations of critical habitat for one mammal and two bird species
04/04/1994 59 FR 15696 15700 ETWP; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Little Mariana Fruit Bat, Mariana Fruit Bat, Guam Broadbill, Mariana Crow, Guam Micronesian Kingfisher, and Guam Bridled White-Eye
06/14/1991 56 FR 27485 27493 ETWP:Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Little Mariana fruit bat, Mariana Fruit Bat, Guam Broadbill, Mariana Crow, Guam Micronesian King fisher, and Guam Bridled White-Eye;

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/28/1990 Native Forest Birds of Guam and Rota of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
03/08/2007 72 FR 10547 10550 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 71 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Territory of Guam
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
    • 12/05/2002 67 FR 72407 72408 Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determinations of prudency for two mammal and four bird species in Guam and the Commonwealth of the nothern Mariana Islands and designations of critical habitat for one mammal and two bird species
  • Notice Doc. Availability
    • Five Year Review
    Date Title
    07/31/2009 Guam bridled white-eye completed 5-year review

    » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    06/14/1991 56 FR 27485 27493 ETWP:Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Little Mariana fruit bat, Mariana Fruit Bat, Guam Broadbill, Mariana Crow, Guam Micronesian King fisher, and Guam Bridled White-Eye; Proposed Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Bridled white-eye

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Bridled white-eye.

    » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009