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Reunion Olive White-eye
Zosterops olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Zosteropidae — White-eyes
Reunion Olive White-eye, Zosterops olivaceus, is a passerine of the white-eye family that breeds on montane Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is a bird of high ground, recorded in forest and grassland above 500 metres and up to 2,500 metres. It is often seen in Réunion National Park and the Bélouve forest, especially where Hypericum lanceolatum grows. The species has a white ring around the eye, with olive green upperparts, a yellow rump, a grey belly and a black head. The bill is thin and slightly curved, suited to feeding at flowers.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae — White-eyes
- Breeding range
- Indian Ocean: montane Réunion (w Mascarenes)
