Least ConcernRareEndemicFruitForestCup nestTiny · 15 g
About the Black-capped Speirops
The black-capped speirops is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It was previously placed in the genus Speirops. It is endemic to São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusThe Ethiopian white-eye has a vivid yellow head and crown that extends all the way to its white eyering and a narrow black line extending from the eye to its black beak.
Everett's White-eyeZosterops everettiEverett's white-eye is a bird species in the disputed family Zosteropidae, which might belong with the Old World babblers (Timaliidae).
Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorumThe yellowish white-eye or golden-yellow white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
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