White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus) - HBW 13, p. 473
French:
Zostérops des Mascareignes
German: Maskarenenbrillenvogel
Spanish:
Anteojitos de las Mascareñas
Other common names: Bourbon White-eye, (Reunion/Mascarene) Grey
White-eye; Mauritius Grey White-eye (mauritianus)
Taxonomy: Motacilla
borbonica J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Bourbon and Madagascar; error = Île
Bourbon (Réunion).
Race
mauritianus sometimes considered to represent a separate
species. Very variable in overall colour, and nominate race
polymorphic and with partly clinal variation. Two additional races
described from Réunion, alopekion (Cilaos) and
xerophilus (Étang Salé les Bains), appear to be
colour morphs of nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- borbonicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Réunion.
- mauritianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Mauritius.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird partially obscured in a bush Locality Cilaos, Réunion (ssp borbonicus)
Peter Fraser 7 March 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 2.9
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adult with food
Locality Réunion
Dubi shapiro 18 December 2010 11 weeks ago 4.1 -
A perched individual
Locality Réunion (Monotypic species)
Christophe Thebaud 26 January 2010 19 weeks ago 3.7 -
adult with food
Locality Réunion
Dubi shapiro 18 December 2010 11 weeks ago 3.4 -
Adult grey-headed brown morph in the hand having been mistnetted; dorsal view
Locality Réunion (ssp grey-headed brown morph)
Christophe Thebaud 5 January 2012 19 weeks ago 3.4 -
Adult in the hand having been mistnetted; dorsal view
Locality Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius (ssp mauritianus)
Christophe Thebaud 8 April 2009 29 weeks ago 3.4 -
Adult in the hand having been mistnetted; lateral view
Locality Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius (ssp mauritianus)
Christophe Thebaud 8 April 2009 29 weeks ago 3.4
- No sound recordings available yet
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