Bonin White-eye (Hahajima subspecies)
Apalopteron familiare hahasima
Photo: Tomohide shimura / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Hahajima subspecies of the Bonin white-eye is a yellow-green songbird with a conspicuous black patch around the eye, living in the Hahajima island group of the Ogasawara Islands. It eats insects, fruit and nectar. Found only on a few islands, it is designated a Special Natural Monument under the name "Meguro."
- Scientific name
- Apalopteron familiare hahasima
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Tokyo
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- VulnerableMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- ハハジマメグロ
- 简体中文
- 小笠原吸蜜鸟（母岛亚种）
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The Bonin White-eye (Hahajima subspecies) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo.
The Bonin White-eye (Hahajima subspecies) is listed as "Vulnerable" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as ハハジマメグロ).
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