5 thoughts on “Samoan White-eye (Zosterops samoensis)”
While I don’t disagree with the general arguments, and Near Threatened appears appropriate in the circumstances, it is worth noting that both the diversity and prevalence of invasive species in upland forests in Samoa appear likely to be increasing over time as these species slowly spread into less degraded forest (and as forest slowly degrades uphill). Some of these – such as Polistes wasp and invasive ant species – may have a widespread and intensive impact on native invertebrate populations a long time before such impacts are obvious and can be tackled. Such impacts would be expected to have knock-on effects on Samoan White-eye and other insectivores/generalists.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 26 June 2023. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 June 2023, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2023 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 2 July 2023, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 10 July 2023.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Samoan White-eye is recommended to be listed as Near Threatened, approaching the threshold for listing as threatened under Criteria B1b(iii)+2b(iii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2023.2 GTB Forum process. The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
While I don’t disagree with the general arguments, and Near Threatened appears appropriate in the circumstances, it is worth noting that both the diversity and prevalence of invasive species in upland forests in Samoa appear likely to be increasing over time as these species slowly spread into less degraded forest (and as forest slowly degrades uphill). Some of these – such as Polistes wasp and invasive ant species – may have a widespread and intensive impact on native invertebrate populations a long time before such impacts are obvious and can be tackled. Such impacts would be expected to have knock-on effects on Samoan White-eye and other insectivores/generalists.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 26 June 2023. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 June 2023, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2023 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 2 July 2023, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 10 July 2023.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Samoan White-eye is recommended to be listed as Near Threatened, approaching the threshold for listing as threatened under Criteria B1b(iii)+2b(iii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2023.2 GTB Forum process. The final 2023 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2023, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.