Mauritius grey white-eye

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Mauritius grey white-eye
Mauritius grey white-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. mauritianus
Binomial name
Zosterops mauritianus
JF Gmelin, 1789
Synonyms

Speirops borbonicus mauritianus

The Mauritius grey white-eye (Zosterops mauritianus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Mauritius. It inhabits woodlands, forests, and gardens. The Réunion grey white-eye is very closely related. They were formerly considered conspecific and together called Mascarene white-eye.