White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
Black-capped White-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) - HBW 13, p. 449
French: Zostérops à calotte noire
German: Schwarzstirn-Brillenvogel
Spanish: Anteojitos Capirotado
Taxonomy: Zosterops atricapilla Salvadori, 1879, Mount Singgalang, central-west Sumatra.
Closely related to Z. everetti. An old species that must formerly have been more widespread in Borneo, as latter population not even racially distinct from that in S Sumatra; reasons for species' limited and patchy distribution not known. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- viridicatus Chasen, 1941 - N Sumatra (Leuser Mts, in Aceh; region of Berastagi, in Sumatera Utara).
- atricapilla Salvadori, 1879 - C & S Sumatra; N, NE & SE Borneo (Mt Kinabalu, Mt Mulu, Batu Patap, Ulu Sabai, Tutoh; upper Kayan region; Meratus Mts).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Desmond Allen 1 September 2001 2 years ago 1.4
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