Black-capped white-eye
Appearance
Black-capped white-eye | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 Mount Batu Patap).
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops atricapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714060A94399934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714060A94399934.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.