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ForestCup nestTiny · 9 g
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This white-eye grows to a length of about 10 cm (4 in). The upperparts, wings and tail are a dark olive green, the throat is yellow and the breast and belly pale grey. The white eye ring is incomplete, there being a gap at the front of the reddish-brown eye. The upper mandible of the beak is black and the lower mandible is grey. The legs and feet are greyish-blue.
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When to see the Malagasy White-eye
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Malagasy White-eye
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Malagasy White-eye
The Malagasy white-eye is a species of bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. Found in Madagascar and Seychelles, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Easily confused with
Reunion Grey White-eyeZosterops borbonicusIt has a length of 9.5 cm.
Chestnut-flanked White-eyeZosterops erythropleurusIt is 10.5 cm in length and has a distinct chestnut patch on its flanks.
Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniThe southern yellow white-eye is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae.
Side by side: Chestnut-flanked White-eye vs Malagasy White-eye
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