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Common Name

Malagasy White Eye

Alternate Names

Common Type

White Eye

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Zosteropidae

Genus

Zosterops

Species

maderaspatanus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Madagascar White Eye Madagascar,

Number of Sub-Species

Six Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical dry forests, moist lowland forests, mangrove forests and montane forests

Distribution and Range

Madagascar, Mayotte, Comoros and Seychelles

Food

A generalist that mainly feeds on insects and will also take fruits and nectar from flowers

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Field Notes:

It feeds in the open during the day and moves deeper into the forest at night. Mutual preening sometimes takes place, with two birds almost leaning on one another as they preen around the head

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