Taita White-eye (Zosterops silvanus)
About the Taita White-eye
Taita white-eye (Zosterops silvanus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It includes numerous subspecies, sometimes considered a subspecies to montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). 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. It breeds in cloud forests. It is often observed in mixed flocks with the pale white-eye.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 16 CC BY-NC-ND · 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Broad-ringed White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusrecording
- Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisrecording
- Rota White-eyeZosterops rotensisrecording
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralisrecording
- Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssonirecording
- Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.