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Birdwatching in Africa - Heuglin's White-eye or Ethiopian White-eye, Zosterops poliogastrus, Montane White-eye


Heuglin's White-eye or Ethiopian White-eye (Zosterops poliogastrus), (formerly the Montane White-eye) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in north-eastern and eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, plantations, and rural gardens.

The Mbulu white-eye, the south Pare white-eye and the broad-ringed white-eye were formerly considered as subspecies of Heuglin's white-eye. They were promoted to species rank based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014. To reflect this change, the English name was changed from "Montane white-eye" to "Heuglin's white-eye".

There are three subspecies:

• Z. p. kulalensis Williams, JG, 1948 – Mount Kulal (north Kenya)

• Z. p. poliogastrus Heuglin, 1861 – southeast Sudan, Eritrea, north, central, and east Ethiopia

• Z. p. kaffensis Neumann, 1902 – west and southwest Ethiopia


Range map from www.oiseaux.net

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Length: 12 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 9 - 14 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature

Similar Species



From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male



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Listen to the Heuglin's White-eye

Remarks from the Recordist

Calls from a small flock of this species moving through high in dense juniper forest on a rocky slope.


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Conservation status
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103891168A95032406.
https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103891168A95032406.en. Downloaded on 20 August 2019.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: 26 October 2019 (Date of first photo that I could use)
Location: Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia


Heuglin's White-eye or Ethiopian White-eye, Zosterops poliogastrus, Montane White-eye
Heuglin's White-eye - 26 October 2019 - Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Heuglin's White-eye or Ethiopian White-eye, Zosterops poliogastrus, Montane White-eye
Heuglin's White-eye - 26 October 2019 - Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Heuglin's White-eye or Ethiopian White-eye, Zosterops poliogastrus, Montane White-eye
Heuglin's White-eye - 26 October 2019 - Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Heuglin's White-eye or Ethiopian White-eye, Zosterops poliogastrus, Montane White-eye
Heuglin's White-eye - 26 October 2019 - Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia



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