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Zosterops poliogastrus

Includes: Kulal White-eye

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)

Yellow forehead and forecrown
White eyering
Black lores
Narrow black line from lores through eye
Greenish-yellow crown and upperparts
Blackish-brown primaries
Yellow chin and throat
Dark brown tail

Distribution

Eastern Africa: found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

The scientific name is sometimes spelt poliogaster.
Kikuyu White-eye, Taita White-eye, South Pare White-eye, Kilimanjaro White-eye and Mbulu White-eye used to be included in this species.

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

Z. p. poliogastrus - Mountains of Eritrea and Ethiopia
Z. p. kaffensis - Highlands of west and south Ethiopia (south of Lake Tana, west of Omo River)
Z. p. kulalensis - Kulal White-eye - Mount Kulal in North Kenya

Habitat

Evergreen woodland, forest edges and second growth. Occurs in highland areas as well as gardens and areas under cultivation.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of small berries and invertebrates, with the addition of some nectar.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
van Balen, B., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Heuglin's White-eye (Zosterops poliogastrus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.heuwhe2.01

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Heuglin's White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Heuglin%27s_White-eye

External Links

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-{{Incomplete}}
-[[Image:Montane_white_eye.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Menagesha,  [[Ethiopia]], December 2008]]
-'''Alternative name: Montane White-eye'''
 ;[[:category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] poliogastrus
-'''Includes: Kikuyu White-eye; Taita White-eye; Kilimanjaro White-eye; Kulal White-eye; South Pare White-eye'''
+'''Includes: Kulal White-eye'''
 ==Identification==
+–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
+*Yellow forehead and forecrown
+*White eyering
+*Black [[Topography#Heads|lores]]
+*Narrow black line from lores through eye
+*Greenish-yellow crown and upperparts
+*Blackish-brown [[Topography#Wings|primaries]]
+*Yellow chin and throat
+*Dark brown tail
 ==Distribution==
-Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]].
+Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-[[Image:Montane White-eye.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''kikuyuensis'' <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Mount [[Kenya]]]]
+The scientific name is sometimes spelt ''poliogaster''.<br />
-The scientific name is sometimes spelt ''poliogaster''
+[[Kikuyu White-eye]], [[Taita White-eye]], [[South Pare White-eye]], [[Kilimanjaro White-eye]] and [[Mbulu White-eye]] used to be included in this species.
 ====Subspecies====
-There are 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, some of them sometimes accepted as full species<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>:
+There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
-* ''Z. p. poliogastrus'' - [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]]
+* ''Z. p. poliogastrus'' - Mountains of [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]]
-* ''Z. p. kaffensis'' - west and south [[Ethiopia]]
+* ''Z. p. kaffensis'' - Highlands of west and south [[Ethiopia]] (south of Lake Tana, west of Omo River)
-* ''Z. p. mbuluensis'' - southeast [[Kenya]] and north [[Tanzania]]
+* ''Z. p. kulalensis'' - '''Kulal White-eye''' - Mount Kulal in North [[Kenya]]
-* ''Z. p. kikuyuensis'' - '''Kikuyu White-eye''' - Mount Kenya and other mountains in central [[Kenya]]
-* ''Z. p. kulalensis'' - '''Kulal White-eye''' - Mt. Kulal in [[Kenya]]
-* ''Z. p. eurycricotus'' - '''Kilimanjaro White-eye''' - Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru and Arusha region
-* ''Z. p. winifredae'' - '''South Pare White-eye''' - South Pare Mountains in Tanzania, sometimes regarded as subspecies of [[African Yellow White-eye]]
-* ''Z. p. silvanus'' - '''Taita White-eye''' - Taita Hills in southeast [[Kenya]]
 ==Habitat==
-Highland forests.
+Evergreen woodland, forest edges and second growth. Occurs in highland areas as well as gardens and areas under cultivation.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Diet====
+Their main diet consists of small berries and invertebrates, with the addition of some nectar.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase
+#van Balen, B., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Heuglin's White-eye (Zosterops poliogastrus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.heuwhe2.01
 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Zosterops+poliogast}}
+{{GSearch|Zosterops+poliogast*}}
-[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Zosterops]]
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Zosterops]] [[Category:Missing Images]]