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Kafa White-eye
Zosterops kaffensis Neumann, 1902
11 gWeight
The Kafa white-eye (Zosterops kaffensis) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Kafa white-eye (Zosterops kaffensis) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. It is found in west and southwest Ethiopia as well as on Mount Kulal in north Kenya. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Ethiopian white-eye.
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Questions
How big is the Kafa White-eye?
The Kafa White-eye weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Kafa White-eye live?
Its breeding range: Africa: western, southwestern Ethiopia and Mount Kulal (northern Kenya).
Is the Kafa White-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Kafa White-eye as Least Concern.
What does the Kafa White-eye eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Kafa White-eye in?
It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 62 mm
- Tail
- 48 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: western, southwestern Ethiopia and Mount Kulal (northern Kenya)
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-eyeZosterops ceylonensis
Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorum
Black-capped White-eyeZosterops atricapilla
Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensis
Chestnut-flanked White-eyeZosterops erythropleurus
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
Mountain BlackeyeZosterops emiliae
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeni
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