Rota white-eye

Zosterops rotensis

The Rota white-eye (Zosterops rotensis) is a bird found in Northern Mariana Islands. Found in the Northern Mariana Islands. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Zosterops rotensis
Region	Asia
Found in	Northern Mariana Islands

🏡 Where the Rota white-eye lives

Found in the Northern Mariana Islands.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🍎 Fruit40%

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 10 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fruit.

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Recorded by Andria Kroner (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC394598. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Rota white-eye

Where does the Rota white-eye live?

The Rota white-eye lives in Northern Mariana Islands. Found in the Northern Mariana Islands.

What does the Rota white-eye eat?

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

Is the Rota 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.