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Malagasy white-eye

Zosterops maderaspatanus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.87 g to 11.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus)
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the malagasy white-eye

Weight
8.87 g – 11.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malagasy white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the malagasy white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus) is a species of bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. Found in Madagascar 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Malagasy white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malagasy_white-eye&oldid=1370315858), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the malagasy white-eye endangered?

The malagasy white-eye is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the malagasy white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops maderaspatanus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Motacilla maderaspatana, Motacillla maderaspatana

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Madagascar white-eyeEnglish
  • Madagascar white-eyeEnglish
  • MAWEEnglish
  • zostèrops de MadagascarCatalan
  • kruhoočko šedoprséCzech
  • MadagaskarbrillefuglDanish
  • Madagascar BrillefuglDanish
  • MadagaskarbrillenvogelGerman
  • Madagaskar-BrillenvogelGerman
  • madagaskara zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos malgacheSpanish
  • madagaskarinrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops malgacheFrench
  • Oiseau-lunettes malgacheFrench
  • madagaskarska bjelookaCroatian
  • madagaszkári pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino malgascioItalian
  • Occhialino del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルメジロJapanese
  • madagaskarinis baltavokisLithuanian
  • MadagaskarbrilvogelDutch
  • gråbukbrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik malgaskiPolish
  • olho-branco-malgaxePortuguese
  • Мадагаскарская белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik madagaskarskýSlovak
  • Madagaskarska belookaSerbian
  • madagaskarglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Madagaskar GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник мадагаскарськийUkrainian
  • 馬島繡眼Chinese
  • 馬達加斯加繡眼Chinese
  • 马岛绣眼鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the malagasy white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

ZosteropidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the malagasy white-eye?

An adult malagasy white-eye weighs 8.87 g – 11.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the malagasy white-eye endangered?

The malagasy white-eye is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the malagasy white-eye?

The malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malagasy-white-eye

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{malagasy_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malagasy-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}