Biology:Mayotte white-eye
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. mayottensis
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| Zosterops mayottensis Schlegel, 1867
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The Mayotte white-eye or chestnut-sided white-eye (Zosterops mayottensis) 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.
The Marianne white-eye formerly considered as subspecies of Mayotte white-eye occurred on Marianne and perhaps other islands in the Seychelles but is now extinct.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops mayottensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22713944A94395189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713944A94395189.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22713944/94395189. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Further reading
- Skerrett, Adrian; Bullock, Ian & Disley, Tony (2001) Birds of Seychelles, Christopher Helm, London.
Wikidata ☰ Q1251257 entry
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