Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Zosterops [maderaspatanus, anjouanensis or comorensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Azerbaijani: Madaqaskar ağgözü
Bulgarian: Мадагаскарска белоочка
Catalan: zostèrops de Madagascar
Czech: kruhoočko šedoprsé
Danish: Madagaskarbrillefugl
German: Madagaskarbrillenvogel
English: Madagascar White-eye, Madagascar White-eye (Malagasy), Malagasy White-eye
[ENAV]: Malagasy White-eye
English, HBW: Madagascar White-eye (Madagascar)
English (IOC): Malagasy White-eye, Malagasy White-eye (Madagascar)
English (United States): Madagascar White-eye, Malagasy White-eye
Esperanto: madagaskara zosteropo
Spanish: Anteojitos Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos malgache
Spanish (HBW): Madagascar White-eye
Estonian: madagaskari prilliklind
Finnish: madagaskarinrilli
French: Zostérops malgache, Zostérops malgache (maderaspatanus)
French (Guyane): Zostérops malgache
Croatian: madagaskarska bjelooka
Hungarian: madagaszkári pápaszemesmadár
Italian: Occhialino malgascio
Japanese (romaji): madagasukarumejiro
Japanese: マダガスカルメジロ
Scientific: Motacilla maderaspatana, Motacillla maderaspatana, Zosterops maderaspatanus, Zosterops maderaspatanus maderaspatanus
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinis baltavokis
Malagasy: Fotsy maso
Dutch: Madagaskarbrilvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråbukbrillefugl
Norwegian: Gråbukbrillefugl
Polish: szlarnik malgaski
Portuguese: olho-branco-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal): olho-branco-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарская белоглазка
Slovak: okánik madagaskarský
Serbian: Madagaskarska belooka
Swedish: madagaskarglasögonfågel , madagaskarglasögonfågel (maderaspatanus)
Turkish: Madagaskar gözlükçüsü
Ukrainian: Окулярник мадагаскарський
Chinese: 马岛绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加繡眼