Capped white-eye
| Capped white-eye | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. fuscicapilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops fuscicapilla Salvadori, 1876 | |
The capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has a white eye ring, round wings, and strong legs. The capped white-eyes are sociable and live in large flocks. The Oya Tabu white-eye of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands has sometimes been considered to be a distinct species.
Taxonomy
[edit]The capped white-eye was formally described in 1876 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori under the current binomial name Zosterops fuscicapilla based on a specimen collected on Mount Arfak on the Bird's Head Peninsula of northwest New Guinea.[2][3] The specific epithet fuscicapilla combines Latin fuscus meaning "dusky" or "brown" with "-capillus" meaning "-capped".[4]
Two subspecies are recognised:[5]
- Z. f. fuscicapilla Salvadori, AT, 1876 – mountains of coastal northern New Guinea
- Z. f. crookshanki Mayr, E & Rand, AL, 1935 – Oya Tabu white-eye – mountains of Goodenough Island, in D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
The subspecies Z. f. crookshanki has sometimes been considered as a separate species, the Oya Tabu white-eye, based on the differences in plumage, iris colour, and vocalization.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops fuscicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T103891978A94403617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103891978A94403617.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Salvadori, Tommaso (1875). "Descrizione di cinquantotto nuove specie di uccelli, ed osservazioni intorno ad altre poco note, della Nuova Guinea e di altre Isole Papuane, raccolte dal Dr. Opoarpo Reccari e dai cacciatori del Sig. A.A. Bruijn". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (in Italian and Latin). 7 (published 1876): 896–976 [955].
- ↑ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 308.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. "fuscicapilla". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ Pratt, T.K.; Beehler, B.M. (2015). Birds of New Guinea (2nd ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 252, 499–500. ISBN 978-0-691-09563-9.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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