White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Reunion Olive White-eye (Zosterops olivaceus) - HBW 13, p. 476
French: Zostérops de la Réunion
German: Olivbrillenvogel
Spanish: Anteojitos de Reunión
Other common names: Mascarene Olive White-eye, Olive White-eye
Taxonomy: Certhia olivacea Linnaeus, 1766, Madagascar; error = Réunion.
Forms a superspecies with Z. chloronothos; often considered conspecific, but the two differ strikingly in, especially, call and vocal behaviour. Monotypic.
Distribution: Réunion I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult in the hand having been mistnetted; lateral view
Locality La Petite France, Réunion (Monotypic species)
Christophe Thebaud 6 January 2009 29 weeks ago 3.5
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