
Northern Yellow White-eye
Zosterops senegalensis Bonaparte, 1850
≈12 cmLength11 gWeight
The northern yellow white-eye (Zosterops senegalensis), formerly the African yellow white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana
Where and when it's recorded
Northern Yellow White-eye has been recorded at 352 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 33 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda849 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda549 records
- Kakamega Forest NRKenya405 records
More places
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda366 records
- Kibale NPUganda315 records
- Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya306 records
- Bigodi SwampUganda298 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda285 records
- Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trailsCongo - Kinshasa235 records
- Chimpanzee Forest LodgeUganda231 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 northern yellow white-eye (Zosterops senegalensis), formerly the African yellow white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west across to southern Sudan in the east and south to northern Angola. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Angola white-eye.
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Questions
How big is the Northern Yellow White-eye?
The Northern Yellow White-eye is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Northern Yellow White-eye live?
Its breeding range: Africa: widespread. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana.
Is the Northern Yellow White-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Northern Yellow White-eye as Least Concern.
What does the Northern Yellow White-eye eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Northern Yellow White-eye in?
It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈12 cm
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- 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
- 14 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: widespread
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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In other languages
- EnglishNorthern Yellow White-eye
- 简体中文黄绣眼鸟
- 繁體中文非洲黃繡眼
- 日本語キイロメジロ
- DeutschSenegalbrillenvogel
- FrançaisZostérops jaune
- EspañolAnteojitos senegalés
- Portuguêsolho-branco-amarelo-do-norte
- ItalianoOcchialino africano
- NederlandsNoordelijke Afrikaanse Brilvogel
- РусскийАфриканская белоглазка
- Svenskakanariegul glasögonfågel
- DanskGul Brillefugl
- Polskiszlarnik senegalski