White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Wangi-wangi White-eye
Zosterops paruhbesar
ENEndangered
- Family
- White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies (Zosteropidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Wangi-wangi white-eye (Zosterops paruhbesar), locally known as sui, is a species of songbird in the white-eye family. It is endemic to a single island, Wangi-wangi Island, in the Wakatobi Islands, Indonesia.
Zosterops paruhbesar has a yellowish head, throat, vent and mid ventral stripe. The flanks are greyish and the flight feathers and tail feathers are brown.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Wangi-wangi, Wakatobi (Tukangbesi) Islands, off southeastern Sulawesi.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Wangi-wangi white-eye
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
