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Seychelles white-eye

Zosterops modestus E. Newton, 1867

VUVulnerablesongbirds

The seychelles white-eye (Zosterops modestus) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12 g to 12.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Seychelles white-eye (Zosterops modestus)
Photo: Post of Seychelles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the seychelles white-eye

Weight
12 g – 12.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the seychelles white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the seychelles white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Seychelles white-eye (Zosterops modestus) is a rare warbler-like perching bird from the family of white-eyes (Zosteropidae). It is endemic to the Seychelles. At one time thought to be extinct, it was rediscovered and is now listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

From the Wikipedia article “Seychelles white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seychelles_white-eye&oldid=1362868121), 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 seychelles white-eye endangered?

The seychelles white-eye is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the seychelles white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops modestus E. Newton, 1867
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • SEWEEnglish
  • Seychelles grey white-eyeEnglish
  • Seychelles grey white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops de les SeychellesCatalan
  • kruhoočko seychelskéCzech
  • Llygadwyn y SeychellesWelsh
  • Mahé BrillefuglDanish
  • MahebrillenvogelGerman
  • Mahe-BrillenvogelGerman
  • Mahé-BrillenvogelGerman
  • MahébrillenvogelGerman
  • sejŝela zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de SeychellesSpanish
  • seychellienrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops des SeychellesFrench
  • Oiseau-lunettes des SeychellesFrench
  • sejšelska bjelookaCroatian
  • seychelle-szigeteki pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino delle SeychellesItalian
  • セーシェルメジロJapanese
  • seišelinis baltavokisLithuanian
  • MahébrilvogelDutch
  • seychellbrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik seszelskiPolish
  • سشلز چٹی اکھWestern Panjabi
  • olho-branco-das-seichelesPortuguese
  • Сейшельская белоглазкаRussian
  • Сейшельская скромная белоглазкаRussian
  • Сейшельская (скромная) белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik seychelskýSlovak
  • Sejšelska belookaSerbian
  • mahéglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Seyşeller GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник магейськийUkrainian
  • 塞席爾繡眼Chinese
  • 塞席爾灰繡眼Chinese
  • 塞舌尔绣眼鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the seychelles 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 seychelles white-eye?

An adult seychelles white-eye weighs 12 g – 12.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the seychelles white-eye endangered?

The seychelles white-eye is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the seychelles white-eye?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{seychelles_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Seychelles white-eye (Zosterops modestus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seychelles-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}