Rukia

Summary

Rukia is a small genus of birds in the white-eye family. Its two members are found in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Pohnpei and the Faichuk group of the Chuuk islands. They are:

Rukia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: RukiaMomiyama, 1922
Species

R. longirostra
R. ruki

The olive white-eye (Zosterops oleagineus) of Yap is traditionally included in this genus as Rukia oleaginea.

References edit

  • Rukia longirostra, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Retrieved 27 August 2014