Yellow White-eye

The Yellow White-eye is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The African Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis) is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. The taxa stenocricotus from Central Africa and kirki from the Comoros, by most authorities considered subspecies of the African Yellow White-eye, are occasionally considered separate species, the Cameroon Green White-eye (Zosterops stenocricotus) and Kirk's White-eye (Zosterops kirki). More

Distribution of African yellow white-eye in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2. Food It mainly eats insects, doing most of its foraging in the tree canopy, gleaning prey from leaves and branches. More

Stamps showing African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis Bargain of the day! African Yellow White-eye Links will open countrypage in new window - Sierra Leone 04.01. More

page 821 also a picture of the African Yellow White-eye on page 977. The African Yellow White-eye belongs to the family of birds classified as Zosteropidae. In the previous edition of Roberts (ie 6th edition) the African Yellow White-eye was called the Yellow White-eye The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More