White-eyes

Ethiopian White-eye

Zosterops poliogastrus

The Ethiopian White-eye (Zosterops poliogastrus) is an 11 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

White-eyes

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

11 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea.

Where to see it: Filfil Forest (Eritrea); Lake Awassa · United Africa Shebelle Hotel area (Ethiopia); Hara Langano Lodge (Ethiopia); Lake Ziway · southwestern shore (Ethiopia).

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