Black-capped White-eye | |
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Zosterops atricapilla atricapilla | |
Information | |
Range | Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo (especially Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Mulu, and Mount Batu Patap). |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Passeriformes |
Family | Zosteropidae |
Genus | Zosterops |
Species | Zosterops atricapilla |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla), is a species of white-eye in the Zosteropidae family.
Description[]
It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Oriental white-eye. The forehead and the crown are blackish and its upperparts and underparts are darker than at the Oriental white-eye. The back is olive green and the iris is brown. The bill and the feet are colored 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, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo (especially Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Mulu, and Mount Batu Patap).