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Capped white-eye

Zosterops fuscicapilla Salvadori, 1876

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 11.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla)
Photo: Salvadori, 1875 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the capped white-eye

Weight
11.2 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 capped white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the capped white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has a white eye ring, round wings, and strong legs. The capped white-eyes are sociable and live in large flocks. The Oya Tabu white-eye of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands has sometimes been considered to be a distinct species.

From the Wikipedia article “Capped white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capped_white-eye&oldid=1383782768), 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 capped white-eye endangered?

The 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 capped white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops fuscicapilla Salvadori, 1876

Synonyms Zosterops fuscicapillus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • zostèrops capnegreCatalan
  • kruhoočko krotkéCzech
  • llygadwyn mynydd torfelynWelsh
  • Gulbuget BjergbrillefuglDanish
  • ArfakbrillenvogelGerman
  • ĉapa zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de las ArfakSpanish
  • oliivivatsarilliFinnish
  • Zostérops mitréFrench
  • maslinasta bjelookaCroatian
  • arfak-hegységi pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Kacamata arfakIndonesian
  • Occhialino pileatoItalian
  • キバラヤマメジロJapanese
  • kepurėtasis baltavokisLithuanian
  • ArfakbrilvogelDutch
  • sothodebrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik okopconyPolish
  • olho-branco-mitradoPortuguese
  • olho-branco-de-carapuçaPortuguese
  • Арфакская белоглазкаRussian
  • Арфакская желтобрюхая белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik tmavohlavýSlovak
  • svarthuvad glasögonfågelSwedish
  • Arfak GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник оливковийUkrainian
  • 黃腹繡眼Chinese
  • 黃腹山繡眼Chinese
  • 黄腹绣眼鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the capped white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

ZosteropidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the capped white-eye?

An adult capped white-eye weighs 11.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the capped white-eye endangered?

The 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 capped white-eye?

The capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla) 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). Capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-white-eye

MLA

“Capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-white-eye.

BibTeX
@misc{capped_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Capped white-eye (Zosterops fuscicapilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}