Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapilla)
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Black-capped White-eye

Zosterops atricapilla Salvadori, 1879

9.2 gWeight

The black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae.

Busiest months: March and July · Most records: Malaysia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-capped White-eye has been recorded at 16 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kinabalu Park – HQ areaMalaysia1,894 records
  2. Kinabalu Park – Power Station RoadMalaysia582 records
  3. Crocker Range NP – Rafflesia Information CentreMalaysia299 records
More places
  1. Kinabalu Park – Timpohon GateMalaysia288 records
  2. Kinabalu Park – Road to Timpohon Gate RoadMalaysia266 records
  3. Kinabalu Park – Silau Silau TrailMalaysia228 records
  4. Kinabalu Park – Hill LodgeMalaysia176 records
  5. Crocker Range NP – Gunung Alab SubstationMalaysia138 records
  6. Kinabalu Park – Kiau View/Silau Silau Trail JunctionMalaysia134 records
  7. Mount TrusmadiMalaysia29 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Malaysia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae.

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Questions

How big is the Black-capped White-eye?

The Black-capped White-eye weighs around 9.2 g.

Where does the Black-capped White-eye live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: montane Sumatra and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia.

When is the best time to see the Black-capped White-eye?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March and July (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Black-capped White-eye endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-capped White-eye as Least Concern.

What does the Black-capped White-eye eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Black-capped White-eye in?

It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
9.2 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
54 mm
Tail
36 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: montane Sumatra and Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
White-eyes Zosteropidae
Genus
Zosterops

Other birds in the genus Zosterops

Sri Lanka White-eyeSri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensisYellowish White-eyeYellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumAbyssinian White-eyeAbyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusPale White-eyePale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMbulu White-eyeMbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisChestnut-flanked White-eyeChestnut-flanked White-eyeZosterops erythropleurusSwinhoe's White-eyeSwinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplexMountain BlackeyeMountain BlackeyeZosterops emiliaeWarbling White-eyeWarbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusIndian White-eyeIndian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusLowland White-eyeLowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniKarthala White-eyeKarthala White-eyeZosterops mouroniensis
Black-capped White-eye

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