Black-capped white-eye
Black-capped white-eye | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. atricapilla
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Binomial name | |
Zosterops atricapilla Salvadori, 1879
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Synonyms | |
Zosterops atricapillus |
The black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae.
Description[]
It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Sangkar white-eye. The back is olive green and the iris is brown. The bill and the feet are coloured black. The voice is characterized by soft twitters.
Distribution[]
It inhabits mountain forests and alpine meadows in altitudes between 700 and 3000 m on mountains of Sumatra, and Borneo (especially Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Mulu, and ).
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Zosterops atricapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Zosterops
- Birds of Sumatra
- Birds of Borneo
- Birds described in 1879
- Zosteropidae stubs