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White-Eye |
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| Photograph Colin Taylor
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Description
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| Scientific
Name |
Zosterops chloronothos
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| English
Name |
Olive White-eye
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| French
Name |
Oiseau lunette vert
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| Creole
Name |
Lizye blan
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| Habitat |
Remnants
of native vegetation of higher altitudes
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| Geographic
Range |
Mauritius
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| First
Description |
Vieillot, 1817
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| CITES
Status |
Critically endangered estimated 80-100 pairs left
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Details
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Food
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Basically nectar of various flowers. Also picks off
insects from vegetation
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Reproduction
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Two pale eggs in a delicate, cup-shaped nest of thin
plant material well hidden in foliage. Incubation
about two weeks. The birds cover a wide range in the
non-breeding period.
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Remarks
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Conspicuous white circle around the eyes. Male and
female plumage alike. Numbers have declined from an
estimated 300 pairs in 1975 to about half that number
in 1990.
Illustrated ion a 4 cent stamp and a calendar published
by the State Commercial Bank.
Bird
Stamps
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