Kikuyu white-eye

The Kikuyu white-eye (Zosterops kikuyensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It includes numerous subspecies, sometimes considered a subspecies of montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). It is found in central Kenya, in the Aberdare Mountains and on Mount Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as of least concern.[1]

Kikuyu white-eye
At the Vienna Zoo

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. kikuyuensis
Binomial name
Zosterops kikuyuensis
Sharpe, 1891
Synonyms
  • Zosterops poliogastrus kikuyensis

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops kikuyensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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