Zosterops semiflavus Newton, 1867
Marianne white-eye, Mayotte white-eye, Chestnut-sided white-eye, Chestnut-flanked white-eye, Seychelles chestnut-flanked white-eye
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Zosterops mayottensis semiflava Schlegel, 1866; Zosterops semiflava Schlegel, 1866
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: between 1870-1900 (BirdLife International, 2016); 1892 (Kittelberger et al., 2024); c.1900 (Penny, 1974)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution & Habitat
Marianne Island, Seychelles
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Other references:
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