Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 9.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Zosterops
- Species atricapilla
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-capped White-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-capped White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) belongs to the Zosteropidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR montane Sumatra and Borneo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.2 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 3.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 116,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-capped White-eye?
The Black-capped White-eye is a very small bird that weighs around 9.2 g.
Where does the Black-capped White-eye live?
The Black-capped White-eye is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR montane Sumatra and Borneo, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Black-capped White-eye belong to?
The Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Black-capped White-eye eat?
The Black-capped White-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Black-capped White-eye migrate?
The Black-capped White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-capped White-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Black-capped White-eye make?
1 real field recording of the Black-capped White-eye — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-capped White-eye's range?
The Black-capped White-eye has a mapped global range of about 116,000 km².
Conservation
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