Cape white-eye | |
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Ssp. virens upper, capensis lower | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. virens
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Binomial name | |
Zosterops virens Sundevall, 1850
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Native range:[2][3]
Z. v. virens
Z. v. capensis
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The Cape white-eye (Zosterops virens) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is native to southern Africa. It is commonly found in suburbia, parks and gardens,[2] besides a variety of mesic to well-watered habitats.