Black-capped White-eye
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| Zosterops atricapillus Salvadori, 1879 |
The Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapillus) is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae.
[edit] Description
It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Oriental White-eye. The forehead and the crown are blackish and its upperparts and underparts are darker than at the Oriental 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.
[edit] Distribution
It inhabits mountain forests and alpine meadows in altitudes between 700 and 3000 m on mountains of Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo (especially Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Mulu, and Mount Batu Patap).
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