Seychelles White-eye
Zosterops modestusNewton, E, 1867
English (US) Seychelles White-eye
The Seychelles White-eye (Zosterops modestus) 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: forest of Mahé and Conception Island (Seychelles Islands); reintroduced to Frégate, Cousin, and North islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Zosterops modestus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Seychelles White-eye
- Described by
- Newton, E, 1867
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Zosterops modesta
- Described by
- Newton, E, 1867
- Type locality
- Mahe.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867, pt.2 p.345
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Angola White-eye
Zosterops kasaicus
Orange River White-eye
Zosterops pallidus
South Pare White-eye
Zosterops winifredae
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Yellow White-eye
Zosterops anderssoni
Pemba White-eye
Zosterops vaughani
Malagasy White-eye
Zosterops maderaspatanus
Kirk's White-eye
Zosterops kirki
Mayotte White-eye
Zosterops mayottensis
Lemon-bellied White-eye
Zosterops chloris
Meratus White-eye
Zosterops meratusensis
Wakatobi White-eye
Zosterops flavissimus
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