Wild Birds

Bird Genus Zosterops- white-eyes found in Africa & Surrounding Islands

Subspecies

  • Genus Zosterops – typical white-eyes
    • African Yellow White-eye, Zosterops senegalensis – Africa
      • Cameroon Green White-eye, Zosterops (senegalensis) stenocricotusKirk’s White-eye, Zosterops (senegalensis) kirki
    • Pemba White-eye, Zosterops vaughani – Africa
    • Chestnut-sided White-eye, Zosterops mayottensis – Africa
    • Montane White-eye or Broad-ringed White-eye, Zosterops poliogastrus (formerly poliogaster) – Africa
      • Kulal White-eye, Zosterops (poliogastrus) kulalensisTaita White-eye, Zosterops (poliogastrus) silvanusSouth Pare White-eye, Zosterops (poliogastrus) winifredaeKikuyu White-eye, Zosterops (poliogastrus) kikuyuensisMbulu White-eye, Zosterops (poliogastrus) mbuluensis
    • Abyssinian White-eye or White-breasted White-eye, Zosterops abyssinicus – Africa
    • Cape White-eye, Zosterops capensis – Africa
      • Cape White-eye, Zosterops (capensis) capensisOrange River White-eye, Zosterops (capensis) pallidus
    • Madagascar White-eye or Malagasy White-eye, Zosterops maderaspatanus – Africa
    • Mount Karthala White-eyes (Zosterops mouroniensis) are also known as Karthala White- eyes, Grand Comore White-eyes or Comoro White-eyes – island off the eastern coast of Africa
    • Sao Tome White-eye, Zosterops ficedulinus – island off the eastern coast of Africa
    • Annobon White-eye, Zosterops griseovirescens – island off the eastern coast of Africa
    • Mascarene White-eye, Zosterops borbonicus – islands off the eastern coast of Africa
      • Réunion Grey White-eye, Zosterops (borbonicus) borbonicusMauritius Grey White-eye, Zosterops (borbonicus) mauritianus
    • Reunion White-eye or Réunion Olive White-eyes, Zosterops olivaceus – island off the eastern coast of Africa
    • Seychelles White-eye, Zosterops modestus – island off the eastern coast of Africa

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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