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Black-capped white-eye

Zosterops atricapilla Salvadori, 1879

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The black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-capped white-eye

Weight
9.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the black-capped white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-capped white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-capped_white-eye&oldid=1380703300), 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 white-eye endangered?

The black-capped white-eye 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 white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops atricapilla Salvadori, 1879

Synonyms Zosterops atricapillus, Zosterops atricapillus atricapillus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • zostèrops caranegreCatalan
  • kruhoočko černotemennéCzech
  • llygadwyn talcenddu'r GorllewinWelsh
  • Sortkappet BrillefuglDanish
  • SchwarzstirnbrillenvogelGerman
  • Schwarzstirn-BrillenvogelGerman
  • nigramaska zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos capirotadoSpanish
  • sumatranrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops à calotte noireFrench
  • tamnolica bjelookaCroatian
  • feketefejű pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Kacamata topi-hitamIndonesian
  • Occhialino capineroItalian
  • ズグロメジロJapanese
  • juodakaktis baltavokisLithuanian
  • ZwartkapbrilvogelDutch
  • maskebrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik czarnogłowyPolish
  • olho-branco-mascaradoPortuguese
  • olho-branco-de-barrete-pretoPortuguese
  • Чернолобая белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik vrchovskýSlovak
  • svarthättad glasögonfågelSwedish
  • svarthättadad glasögonfågelSwedish
  • svartkronad glasögonfågelSwedish
  • Kara Tepeli GözlükçüTurkish
  • окулярник темноголовийUkrainian
  • 黑冠繡眼Chinese
  • 黑冠绣眼鸟Chinese
  • 黑頂繡眼Chinese

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Relatives of the black-capped white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-capped white-eye?

An adult black-capped white-eye weighs 9.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-capped white-eye endangered?

The black-capped white-eye 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 white-eye?

The black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-white-eye

MLA

“Black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-white-eye.

BibTeX
@misc{black_capped_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Black-capped white-eye (Zosterops atricapilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}