Montane white-eye

Montane white-eye
Z. p. eurycricotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species: Z. poliogaster
Binomial name
Zosterops poliogaster
Heuglin, 1861
Synonyms

Zosterops kulalensis Williams, 1947
Zosterops poliogaster Heuglin, 1861
Zosterops silvanus Peter & Loveridge, 1935
Zosterops winifredae Sclater, 1935

At the Vienna Zoo

The montane white-eye (Zosterops poliogaster), also known as the broad-ringed white-eye, is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It includes numerous subspecies, several of which are restricted to isolated mountains. Some of these are sometimes considered separate monotypic species, such as the Kulal white-eye (Zosterops kulalensis), Taita white-eye (Zosterops silvanus), South Pare white-eye (Zosterops winifredae), Kikuyu white-eye (Zosterops kikuyuensis), and Mbulu white-eye (Zosterops mbuluensis).

It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, plantations, and rural gardens.

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