Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapillaSalvadori, AT, 1879
English (US) Black-capped White-eye
The Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Zosterops atricapilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped White-eye
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Zosterops atricapilla viridicatus
- Zosterops atricapilla atricapilla
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1879
- Type locality
- Mt. Singalan, Sumatra.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 14 p.215 sP
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sri Lanka White-eye
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Yellowish White-eye
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Pale White-eye
Zosterops flavilateralis
Mbulu White-eye
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Chestnut-flanked White-eye
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Swinhoe's White-eye
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Mountain Blackeye
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Warbling White-eye
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