Reunion Olive White-eye (Zosterops olivaceus)
About the Reunion Olive White-eye
The Réunion olive white-eye (Zosterops olivaceus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found on Réunion. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. like the name suggests the bird is olive green on the back and yellow on the rump, gray on the belly and black on the head. Its eye is surrounded by a circle of white feathers. The male and female are undifferentiated. This bird lives in, between 500 and 2,500 meters. It is frequently found in the Réunion National Park or in the Bélouve forest. He likes places where the yellow flower tree "Hypericum lanceolatum" grow. Its thin, slightly curved beak allows it to reach the nectar of flowers.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 34 recordings for this species: 31 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in France in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Broad-ringed White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusrecording
- Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisrecording
- Rota White-eyeZosterops rotensisrecording
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralisrecording
- Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssonirecording
- Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.