Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Cameroon Speirops
Zosterops melanocephalus
Mount Cameroon Speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
The Mount Cameroon Speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 10.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Zosterops
- Species melanocephalus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Mount Cameroon Speirops is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Mount Cameroon Speirops is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Mount Cameroon Speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) belongs to the Zosteropidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF Cameroon.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 4.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 148 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Mount Cameroon Speirops?
The Mount Cameroon Speirops is a very small bird that weighs around 10.9 g.
Where does the Mount Cameroon Speirops live?
The Mount Cameroon Speirops is found across Africa with a range covering AF Cameroon, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Mount Cameroon Speirops belong to?
The Mount Cameroon Speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Mount Cameroon Speirops eat?
The Mount Cameroon Speirops is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Mount Cameroon Speirops migrate?
The Mount Cameroon Speirops is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Mount Cameroon Speirops endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Mount Cameroon Speirops make?
1 real field recording of the Mount Cameroon Speirops — 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 Mount Cameroon Speirops's range?
The Mount Cameroon Speirops has a mapped global range of about 148 km².
Conservation
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