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Black-capped speirops

Zosterops lugubris Hartlaub, 1848

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-capped speirops (Zosterops lugubris) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-capped speirops (Zosterops lugubris)
Photo: Gustav Hartlaub · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-capped speirops

Weight
14.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-capped speirops live?

Not recorded

What is the black-capped speirops?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-capped speirops (Zosterops lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It was previously placed in the genus Speirops. It is endemic to São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-capped speirops” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-capped_speirops&oldid=1379847390), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-capped speirops endangered?

The black-capped speirops is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-capped speirops classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops lugubris Hartlaub, 1848

Synonyms Speirops lugubris, Speirops lugubris lugubris

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • BCSPEnglish
  • zostèrops de l'illa Sao ToméCatalan
  • kruhoočko svatotomášskéCzech
  • São Tomé-brillefuglDanish
  • Sortisset BrillefuglDanish
  • TrauerbrillenvogelGerman
  • Schwarzscheitel-BrillenvogelGerman
  • nigraĉapa zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos lúgubreSpanish
  • Anteojitos de Santo ToméSpanish
  • mustalakkirilliFinnish
  • Zostérops de Sao ToméFrench
  • crnokapa bjelookaCroatian
  • feketesapkás ősposzátaHungarian
  • Speirope capineroItalian
  • Occhialino capineroItalian
  • Occhialino di São ToméItalian
  • ズグロメジロモドキJapanese
  • juodagalvis speiropsasLithuanian
  • SvartkronebrillefuglNorwegian Bokmål
  • RouwbrilvogelDutch
  • svartkronespeiropsNorwegian
  • szlarnik żałobnyPolish
  • olho-branco-de-são-toméPortuguese
  • Olho-grossoPortuguese
  • olho-grosso-de-são-toméPortuguese
  • Тёмная белоглазкаRussian
  • Черноголовый спейропсRussian
  • okánik smútočnýSlovak
  • Crnokapa speirops belookaSerbian
  • sãotoméspeiropsSwedish
  • sotglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Kara Başlı GözlükçüTurkish
  • затоківка чорноголоваUkrainian
  • 黑頂繡眼Chinese
  • 聖多美黑冠繡眼Chinese
  • 黑顶绣眼鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the black-capped speirops

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-capped speirops?

An adult black-capped speirops weighs 14.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-capped speirops endangered?

The black-capped speirops is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-capped speirops?

The black-capped speirops (Zosterops lugubris) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-capped speirops (Zosterops lugubris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-speirops

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_capped_speirops_2026,
  title = {Black-capped speirops (Zosterops lugubris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-speirops},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}