About the Taita White-eye
Taita white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It includes numerous subspecies, sometimes considered a subspecies to montane white-eye. It is only found in Taita Hills in southeastern Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as vulnerable. It is threatened by severe habitat loss and fragmentation, mainly as a result of the deforestation of the Taita Hills.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-ringed White-eyeZosterops anomalusThe black-ringed white-eye or lemon-throated white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Mauritius Olive White-eyeZosterops chloronothosThis species was first described in 1817 by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot as Zosterops chloronothos.
Buru White-eyeZosterops buruensisThe Buru white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
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