Ethiopian white-eye

Ethiopian white-eye
At Lalibela, Ethiopia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. poliogastrus
Binomial name
Zosterops poliogastrus
Heuglin, 1861
Synonyms
  • Zosterops kulalensis Williams, 1947
  • Zosterops poliogaster Heuglin, 1861
  • Zosterops silvanus Peter & Loveridge, 1935
  • Zosterops winifredae Sclater, 1935

The Ethiopian white-eye (Zosterops poliogastrus), formerly known as Heuglin's white-eye or montane white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is found in southeast Sudan, Eritrea and north, central and east Ethiopia. Its natural habitats range from subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, to subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, plantations, and rural gardens.