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free encyclopedia [Photo] Cape White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)
adult males, subsp Zosterops pallidus virens upper, Zosterops
pallidus capensis lower. Source Transvaal Museum, Pretoria. Date
17 August 1911. Author Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1875-1920)
The Cape White-eye, Zosterops pallidus, is a small passerine
bird in the white-eye family. It is an endemic resident breeder
in forests, woodland and gardens in South Africa and Namibia. It
is partially migratory, with some seasonal movements. There are
seven subspecies. The nominate western subspecies is sometimes
split as the Orange River White-eye, Zosterops pallidus, leaving
the eastern races as Cape White-eye, Z. capensis. The Orange
River White-eye prefers drier, more open woodland than the
eastern forms, and the ranges of the two populations do not
overlap. This species is about 12 cm long with rounded wings,
strong legs, and a conspicuous ring of white feathers round the
eyes. The upperparts p