Zosterops chloronothus

The Mauritius Olive White-eye is a very rare passerine from the family of white-eyes . It is endemic to the island of Mauritius.

The Zosterops chloronothus is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

mistakenly spelled Zosterops chloronothus) is a very rare passerine from the family of white-eyes (Zosteropidae). It is endemic to the island of Mauritius. More

Range & population Zosterops chloronothus is endemic to Mauritius. It declined rapidly from 350 pairs in the mid-1970s, to c.275 pairs by the mid-1980s. Intensive fieldwork during 1990-1993 indicated a further reduction to an estimated 200 pairs5, and fieldwork between 1998 and 2001 concluded that the global population size lay within the range 93-148 pairs8,9,11 within an area of less than 25 km2 located in the southwest of the Black River Gorges National Park. More