- Zosterops anderssoni
Identification
11·5 cm (4½ in)
- Small and warbler like.
- Sharp pointed bill.
- All yellow underparts.
- Olive-yellow back.
- Bold white spectacles around the eyes.
Sexes alike. Similar to Pale White-eye but separated by range. Southern has more yellow above the bill and is more richly-colored overall. Similar to Green White-eye, but slightly paler and separated by range. Also similar to Northern Yellow White-eye, but separated by range. Identification in areas of overlap is not reliable.
Distribution
Africa: eastern Tanzania south to Mozambique and northeastern South Africa and west from those areas to northern Namibia, southern and eastern Angola and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Taxonomy
Formerly a part of African Yellow White-eye.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1].
- Z. a. stierlingi: Highlands of eastern and southern Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zambia, and northern Mozambique
- Z. a. anderssoni: Southern and eastern Angola and northern Namibia east to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, southwestern Tanzania, the Zimbabwe plateau, and northwestern Mozambique
- Z. a. tongensis: South-eastern Zimbabwe, extreme eastern South Africa (northern Limpopo to northeastern KwaZulu-Natal), and southern Mozambique
Habitat
Found in forest, savanna, scrub, gardens, moist woodland, and plantations.
Behaviour
Often in hyperactive flocks with any individuals. Sometimes joins mixed flocks with other small birds.
Vocalisation
Call is a high-pitched rising rattle. Song is mostly a quiet, chatty sequence of “chew” notes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Yellow White-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Yellow_White-eye
External Links
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