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Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla Salvadori, 1879
Zosteropidae — White-eyes
Black-capped White-eye, Zosterops atricapilla, is a passerine in the family Zosteropidae that breeds in montane Sumatra and Borneo. It was described by Salvadori in 1879. It lives in mountain forests and alpine meadows at elevations from 700 to 3000 m, including sites such as Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Mulu and Mount Batu Patap. It is a small bird, and its back is olive green. The iris is brown, while the bill and feet are black. Its voice consists of soft twitters.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae — White-eyes
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: montane Sumatra and Borneo
