Sao Tome White-eye
Zosterops feae
A small, active, mostly dull olive-green and gray warbler-like bird with a yellowish throat and a white eye-ring that is obvious with a good view. Endemic to São Tomé, where small groups regularly join mixed-species flocks. A fairly common resident in the canopy and middle levels of primary and secondary forest and tall trees in woodland, most common between 400 and 1600 meters of elevation. Calls include a dry, reedy trilling with some musical notes interspersed. Sao Tome White-eye may join the same flocks as Black-capped Speirops, which is slightly larger and has a dark cap.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Zosterops feae
- Authority
- Salvadori, 1901
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Zosterops
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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