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Mayotte white-eye

Zosterops mayottensis Schlegel, 1867

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The mayotte white-eye (Zosterops mayottensis) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.9 g to 10.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mayotte white-eye (Zosterops mayottensis)
Photo: Cécile Pheulpin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mayotte white-eye

Weight
9.9 g – 10.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc 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 mayotte white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the mayotte white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mayotte white-eye or chestnut-sided white-eye (Zosterops mayottensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is now found only on Mayotte in the Comoro Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

The Marianne white-eye formerly considered as subspecies of Mayotte white-eye occurred on Marianne and perhaps other islands in the Seychelles but is now extinct.

From the Wikipedia article “Mayotte white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayotte_white-eye&oldid=1380704947), 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 mayotte white-eye endangered?

The mayotte 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 mayotte white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops mayottensis Schlegel, 1867

Synonyms Zosterops maderaspatanus mayottensis, Zosterops mayottensis mayottensis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Chestnut-sided white-eyeEnglish
  • Chestnut-sided white-eyeEnglish
  • MAWEEnglish
  • zostèrops de l'illa MayotteCatalan
  • kruhoočko hnědobokéCzech
  • llygadwyn MayotteWelsh
  • Mayotte BrillefuglDanish
  • DotterbrustbrillenvogelGerman
  • Dotterbrust-BrillenvogelGerman
  • majota zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de la MayotteSpanish
  • mayottenrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops de MayotteFrench
  • Oiseau-lunettes de MayotteFrench
  • riđoboka bjelookaCroatian
  • mayotte pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino di MayotteItalian
  • Occhialino delle MayotteItalian
  • マヨットメジロJapanese
  • rusvašonis baltavokisLithuanian
  • MayottebrilvogelDutch
  • ildflankebrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik żółtopierśnyPolish
  • olho-branco-de-maiotePortuguese
  • castanheiro-de-olho-branco-de-saychellesPortuguese
  • Майоттская белоглазкаRussian
  • Каштановобокая белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik hnedobokýSlovak
  • Majotska belookaSerbian
  • mayotteglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Mayot GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник майотійськийUkrainian
  • 栗喉繡眼Chinese
  • 安朱恩繡眼Chinese
  • 栗胁绣眼鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the mayotte white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mayotte white-eye?

An adult mayotte white-eye weighs 9.9 g – 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mayotte white-eye endangered?

The mayotte 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 mayotte white-eye?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{mayotte_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Mayotte white-eye (Zosterops mayottensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mayotte-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}