2008年4月1日火曜日

Bird Carving #18 Bonin White-eye (Meguro)

This is my eighteenth birdcarving work of the Bonin White-eye (Megoro).
The Bonin White-eye is a small yellow and grey bird endemic to the Ogasawara Islands (formerly Bonin Islands) of Japan. Until recently it was considered part of the Meliphagidae family of honeyeaters and was called the Bonin Honeyeater.
A distinctive feature of the bird is the white rim around the eyes, which is then surrounded by black masking. Presently its habitat is restricted to Haha-jima
Island. Until several years ago it could also be found on Chichi jima Island. Because of the bird's small range of habitat, its status is listed as "Vulnerable".

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