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[[Image:1156 White-eye Madagascar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Vakona Forest Lodge, [[Madagascar]], November 2017]] | [[Image:1156 White-eye Madagascar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Vakona Forest Lodge, [[Madagascar]], November 2017]] | ||
| + | '''Alternative names: Madagascar White-eye; Madagascan White-eye''' | ||
;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] maderaspatanus | ;[[:Category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] maderaspatanus | ||
| − | '''Includes: Moheli | + | '''Includes: Moheli White-eye; Anjouan White-eye''' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
10–12 cm (4-4¾ in) | 10–12 cm (4-4¾ in) | ||
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[[Madagascar]], the [[Comoro Islands]] and the [[Seychelles]] | [[Madagascar]], the [[Comoro Islands]] and the [[Seychelles]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[Kirk's White-eye]] | + | [[Kirk's White-eye]] and [[Aldabra White-eye]] were formerly included in this species. |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | Five subspecies recognized, sometimes split in three species: | |
| − | *Moheli White-eye | + | *Moheli White-eye: |
| − | * ''Z. m. comorensis'' on Mohéli ([[Comoro Islands]]) | + | *: ''Z. m. comorensis'' on Mohéli ([[Comoro Islands]]) |
| − | *Madagascar White-eye | + | *Madagascar White-eye: |
| − | *''Z. m. menaiensis'' on Cosmoledo Atoll ([[Seychelles]]) | + | *: ''Z. m. menaiensis'' on Cosmoledo Atoll ([[Seychelles]]) |
| − | *''Z. m. maderaspatanus'' on [[Madagascar]] and Isles Glorieuses | + | *: ''Z. m. maderaspatanus'' on [[Madagascar]] and Isles Glorieuses |
| − | *''Z. m. voeltzkowi'' on Europa Island | + | *: ''Z. m. voeltzkowi'' on Europa Island |
| − | + | *Anjouan White-eye: | |
| − | + | *: ''Z. m. anjuanensis'' on Anjouan ([[Comoro Islands]]) | |
| − | *Anjouan White-eye | ||
| − | *''Z. m. anjuanensis'' on Anjouan ([[Comoro Islands]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Image:Madagascar White-eye.jpg|Photo by {{user|James+Williams|James J Williams}}<!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery--> | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}} |
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:01, 7 August 2022
Alternative names: Madagascar White-eye; Madagascan White-eye
- Zosterops maderaspatanus
Includes: Moheli White-eye; Anjouan White-eye
Identification
10–12 cm (4-4¾ in)
- Greenish upperparts
- Yellow forecrown and forehead
- White underparts
Distribution
Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and the Seychelles
Taxonomy
Kirk's White-eye and Aldabra White-eye were formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
Five subspecies recognized, sometimes split in three 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
- Anjouan White-eye:
- Z. m. anjuanensis on Anjouan (Comoro Islands)
Habitat
A wide variety of woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, especially beetles, caterpillars, bugs, ants and flies.
Breeding
The nest is a deep cup formed from Casuarina needles.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by James J Williams
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://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. (2025) Malagasy White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malagasy_White-eye
