Black-capped white-eye
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. atricapilla
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| Zosterops atricapilla Salvadori, 1879
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Zosterops atricapillus | |
The black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae.
Description
[edit]It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Sangkar white-eye. The back is olive green and the iris is brown. The bill and the feet are coloured black. The voice is characterized by soft twitters.
Distribution
[edit]It inhabits mountain forests and alpine meadows in altitudes between 700 and 3000 m on mountains of Sumatra, and Borneo (especially Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Mulu, and Mount Batu Patap).
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops atricapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714060A94399934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714060A94399934.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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