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'''Alternative name: Montane White-eye''' | '''Alternative name: Montane White-eye''' | ||
;[[:category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] poliogastrus | ;[[:category:Zosterops|Zosterops]] poliogastrus | ||
| − | '''Includes: | + | '''Includes: Taita White-eye; Kilimanjaro White-eye; Kulal White-eye; South Pare White-eye''' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. | Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | The scientific name is sometimes spelt ''poliogaster''.<br /> | |
| − | + | [[Kikuyu White-eye]] used to be included in this species | |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | There are | + | There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, some of them sometimes accepted as full species<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>: |
* ''Z. p. poliogastrus'' - [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] | * ''Z. p. poliogastrus'' - [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] | ||
* ''Z. p. kaffensis'' - west and south [[Ethiopia]] | * ''Z. p. kaffensis'' - west and south [[Ethiopia]] | ||
* ''Z. p. mbuluensis'' - southeast [[Kenya]] and north [[Tanzania]] | * ''Z. p. mbuluensis'' - southeast [[Kenya]] and north [[Tanzania]] | ||
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* ''Z. p. kulalensis'' - '''Kulal White-eye''' - Mt. Kulal in [[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. eurycricotus'' - '''Kilimanjaro White-eye''' - Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru and Arusha region | ||
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Alternative name: Montane White-eye
- Zosterops poliogastrus
Includes: Taita White-eye; Kilimanjaro White-eye; Kulal White-eye; South Pare White-eye
Identification
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
The scientific name is sometimes spelt poliogaster.
Kikuyu White-eye used to be included in this species
Subspecies
There are 7 subspecies[1], some of them sometimes accepted as full species[2]:
- Z. p. poliogastrus - Eritrea and Ethiopia
- Z. p. kaffensis - west and south Ethiopia
- Z. p. mbuluensis - southeast Kenya and north Tanzania
- 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.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
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
