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Alternative names: Malagasy White-eye; Madagascan White-eye
- Zosterops maderaspatanus
Includes: Moheli White-eye; Aldabra White-eye; Anjouan White-eye
Identification
Distribution
Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and the Seychelles
Taxonomy
Six subspecies recognized, sometimes split in four species:
- Moheli White-eye
- Z. m. comorensis on Mohéli (Comoro Islands)
- Madagascar White-eye
- Z. m. menaiensis on Cosmoledo Atoll (Seychelles)
- Z. m. maderaspatanus on Madagascar and Isles Glorieuses
- Z. m. voeltzkowi on Europa Island
- Aldabra White-eye
- Z. m. aldabrensis on Aldabra and Astove islands
- Anjouan White-eye
- Z. m. anjuanensis on Anjouan (Comoro Islands)
Kirk's White-eye was formerly included in this species.
Habitat
Forest and montane
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malagasy White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malagasy_White-eye