Kirk's White-eye

Zosterops kirki Shelley, 1880

8.9 gWeight

Kirk's white-eye (Zosterops kirki) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Most records: Comoros

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Kirk's White-eye has been recorded at 4 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Karthala ForestComoros7 records
Retaj Moroni ResortComoros4 records
MoroniComoros3 records

More places

Lac NiamawiComoros2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Comoros

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

Kirk's white-eye (Zosterops kirki) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Comoros Islands. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Malagasy white-eye.

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Questions

How big is the Kirk's White-eye?

The Kirk's White-eye weighs around 8.9 g.

Where does the Kirk's White-eye live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Grande Comore (=Njazidja; northwestern Comoros). It is most often recorded in Comoros.

Is the Kirk's White-eye endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Kirk's White-eye as Least Concern.

What does the Kirk's White-eye eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Kirk's White-eye in?

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

At a glance

Weight: 8.9 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 53 mm
Tail: 37 mm
Bill: 12 mm
Tarsus: 16 mm

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

Range

Africa: Grande Comore (=Njazidja; northwestern Comoros)

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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