White-eyes

Black-capped Speirops

Zosterops lugubris

The Black-capped Speirops (Zosterops lugubris) is a 15 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

White-eyes

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

15 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Sao Tome and Principe.

Where to see it: São Tomé · Bom Sucesso Botanical Gardens (São Tomé and Principe); São Tomé · Monte Café (São Tomé and Principe); PN Obô de São Tomé · Lagoa Amélia trail (São Tomé and Principe); São Tomé · Mucumbli (São Tomé and Principe); PN Obô de São Tomé · Monte Carmo (São Tomé and Principe).

Photo: (c) Duarte Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist