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WoodlandCup nestTiny · 13 g
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This ten-to-eleven-centimetre (3.9 to 4.3 in) long bird has a plumage of olive-grey upper-parts and dull-coloured underparts. It is further characterized by a narrow, white eye-ring, a rather long dark-grey tail and a small sharp bill. Its diet consists of insect larvae, locusts, and grasshoppers as well as berries and seeds. The Seychelles white-eye's breeding season is from September to April, in which a clutch of two to seven eggs is laid into a cup-shaped nest. The incubation time is thirteen to fifteen days and the young are fully fledged after eleven to sixteen days.
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When to see the Seychelles White-eye
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Seychelles White-eye
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Seychelles White-eye
The Seychelles white-eye is a rare warbler-like perching bird from the family of white-eyes (Zosteropidae). It is endemic to the Seychelles. At one time thought to be extinct, it was rediscovered and is now listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
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Easily confused with
Principe SpeiropsZosterops leucophaeusThe Príncipe speirops is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Ambon White-eyeZosterops kuehniThe Ambon white-eye is a small bird measuring about 12 cm long.
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