Mauritius Grey White-eye
Zosterops mauritianus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Mauritius Gray White-eye
UK name: Mauritius Grey White-eye
The Mauritius Grey White-eye (Zosterops mauritianus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Mauritius (western Mascarene Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Zosterops mauritianus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mauritius Gray White-eye
- English (UK)
- Mauritius Grey White-eye
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla mauritiana
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Isle de France.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II p.981
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Zosterops meyeni
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Karthala White-eye
Zosterops mouroniensis
Reunion Olive White-eye
Zosterops olivaceus
Mauritius Olive White-eye
Zosterops chloronothos
Reunion Grey White-eye
Zosterops borbonicus
Abyssinian White-eye
Zosterops abyssinicus
Socotra White-eye
Zosterops socotranus
Mount Cameroon Speirops
Zosterops melanocephalus
Forest White-eye
Zosterops stenocricotus
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Broad-ringed White-eye
Zosterops eurycricotus
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