Mayotte white-eye | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. mayottensis |
Binomial name | |
Zosterops mayottensis Schlegel, 1867 | |
Approximate distribution map Year-round |
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