The Kikuyu white-eye (Zosterops kikuyuensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). It is found in central Kenya, in the Aberdare Mountains and on Mount Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as of least concern.[1]
Kikuyu white-eye | |
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In Nairobi National Park, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. kikuyuensis
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Binomial name | |
Zosterops kikuyuensis Sharpe, 1891
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References
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Zosterops kikuyuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103891215A113128436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103891215A113128436.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.