The Malagasy white-eye is a species of bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. Found in the Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Motacilla maderaspatana
Type locality:
Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/338/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
DA2969533CC70CAE
Avibase ID:
avibase-DA296953
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DA296953
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563848
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 3] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 3] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 3] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 3] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 2] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2021: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2019: Madagascar White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Malagasy White-eye ( Zosterops maderaspatanus) [version 1] |
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
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