The Silvereye (Tauhou)

23/12/2025 20 min Episodio 34
The Silvereye (Tauhou)

Listen "The Silvereye (Tauhou)"

Episode Synopsis

Hear all about a little bird that has earned the big title of "GREAT SPECIATOR"!🥈Connect with me on instagram: matt.rossellaReferences:Estandía, A., Merino Recalde, N., Sendell‐Price, A. T., Potvin, D. A., Goulding, W., Robertson, B. C., & Clegg, S. (2025). Islands Promote Diversification of the Silvereye Species Complex: A Phylogenomic Analysis of a Great Speciator. Molecular ecology, e17830.Estoup, A., & Clegg, S. M. (2003). Bayesian inferences on the recent island colonization history by the bird Zosterops lateralis lateralis. Molecular Ecology, 12(3), 657-674.Scott, T., Scholer, M., Melville, D. S., & Underhill, L. G. (2023). Timing and duration of primary moult in New Zealand’s silvereye (tauhou, Zosterops lateralis). Notornis, 70, 97-110.Sendell-Price, A. T., Ruegg, K. C., Anderson, E. C., Quilodrán, C. S., Van Doren, B. M., Underwood, V. L., ... & Clegg, S. M. (2020). The genomic landscape of divergence across the speciation continuum in island-colonising silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 10(9), 3147-3163.Books used for research:Birdstories - Geoff Norman Bird New Zealand (Beauty Like No Other) - Paul GibsonThe Brilliance of Birds (a New Zealand Birdventure) - Skye Wishart & Edin WhiteheadSupport the show