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Broad-ringed White-eye subspecies (1 Viewer)

Steve G

Steve G

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Okay not a new species but Broad-ringed (Montane) White-eye (Zosterops poliogastrus) occurs in a number of subspecies, some of which are quite distinct.

Below is an image of the Kikuyu White- eye (Zosterops poliogastrus kikuyuensis). Image taken in forest on the slopes of Mount Kenya.
 

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Thanks very much Steve - it certainly has got a white eye, hasn't it.

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