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Mount Cameroon speirops

Zosterops melanocephalus G. R. Gray, 1862

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The mount cameroon speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 10.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Mount Cameroon speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mount cameroon speirops

Weight
10.9 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
2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mount cameroon speirops live?

Not recorded

What is the mount cameroon speirops?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mount Cameroon speirops or Cameroon speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the disputed family Zosteropidae, which might be included in the Timaliidae. It is endemic to Cameroon.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by containerization.

From the Wikipedia article “Mount Cameroon speirops” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Cameroon_speirops&oldid=1355308534), 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 mount cameroon speirops endangered?

The mount cameroon speirops is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the mount cameroon speirops classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops melanocephalus G. R. Gray, 1862

Synonyms Speirops lugubris melanocephala, Speirops melanocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Cameroon speiropsEnglish
  • CASPEnglish
  • Zosterop del mont CamerunCatalan
  • zostèrops del mont CamerunCatalan
  • kruhoočko kamerunskéCzech
  • CamerounbrillefuglDanish
  • Cameroon BrillefuglDanish
  • MönchsbrillenvogelGerman
  • KamerunbrillenvogelGerman
  • TrauerbrillenvogelGerman
  • kameruna zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos del CamerúnSpanish
  • چشمسفید کامرونPersian
  • kamerunvuorenrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops du CamerounFrench
  • kamerunska bjelookaCroatian
  • kameruni ősposzátaHungarian
  • Speirope del CamerunItalian
  • メジロモドキJapanese
  • kamerūninis speiropsasLithuanian
  • KameroenbrilvogelDutch
  • hvitpannespeiropsNorwegian
  • szlarnik czarnołbistyPolish
  • کیمرون چٹی اکھWestern Panjabi
  • olho-branco-camaronêsPortuguese
  • olho-grosso-camaronêsPortuguese
  • Белоглазка-монашкаRussian
  • Черноголовая белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik čiernohlavýSlovak
  • Kamerunska belookaSerbian
  • kamerunspeiropsSwedish
  • kamerunglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Kamerun GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • затоківка білолобаUkrainian
  • 喀麥隆繡眼Chinese
  • 喀麦隆绣眼鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the mount cameroon speirops

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 mount cameroon speirops?

An adult mount cameroon speirops weighs 10.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mount cameroon speirops endangered?

The mount cameroon speirops is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the mount cameroon speirops?

The mount cameroon speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{mount_cameroon_speirops_2026,
  title = {Mount Cameroon speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mount-cameroon-speirops},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}