Three subspecies...subtropical
or tropical moist montane
forests.
Zosterops kaffensis
(L 4.5-4.75")
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
© Peter
Boesman
Macaulay
Library
Zosterops in Greek means belt
or girdle eye; kaffensis in
Norwegian means coffee bean(?);
kafa in Latin means coffee.
The genus Zosterops (white-
eyes) contains 98 species.
(R Lederer and C Burr)