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Pale White-eye (Zosterops flavilateralis)

Pale White-eye

Zosterops flavilateralis

Least Concern

Overview

The pale white-eye, also known as the Kenya white-eye (Zosterops flavilateralis), is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is found in Kenya, eastern Tanzania, southern Ethiopia and southern Somalia. Two subspecies are recognised: Z. f. flavilateralis in central and east Kenya to east Tanzania, and Z. f. jubaensis in south Ethiopia, south Somalia and north Kenya.

Did you know?

The specific epithet flavilateralis combines the Latin words flavus meaning 'yellow' with lateralis meaning 'of the sides'.

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