Mauritius olive white-eye

Zosterops chloronothos

The Mauritius olive white-eye (Zosterops chloronothos) is a bird found in Mauritius. Found in Mauritius. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Zosterops chloronothos
Region	Asia
Found in	Mauritius

🏡 Where the Mauritius olive white-eye lives

Found in Mauritius.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar60%
🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 8 grams. It mostly eats nectar and insects and other small creatures.

Hear the Mauritius olive white-eye

Recorded by Phil Gregory (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC344728. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Mauritius olive white-eye

Where does the Mauritius olive white-eye live?

The Mauritius olive white-eye lives in Mauritius. Found in Mauritius.

What does the Mauritius olive white-eye eat?

nectar (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Mauritius olive white-eye endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.