Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 10 g
About the Mayotte White-eye
The Mayotte white-eye or chestnut-sided white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is now found only on Mayotte in the Comoro Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Seychelles White-eyeZosterops modestusThis ten-to-eleven-centimetre (3.9 to 4.3 in) long bird has a plumage of olive-grey upper-parts and dull-coloured underparts.
Ambon White-eyeZosterops kuehniThe Ambon white-eye is a small bird measuring about 12 cm long.
Small Lifou White-eyeZosterops minutusThe small Lifou white-eye, also known as the sulphur white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
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