The Kikuyu white-eye (Zosterops kikuyuensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). It is found in central Kenya, in the Aberdare Mountains and on Mount Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as of least concern.[1]

Kikuyu white-eye
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species:
Z. kikuyuensis
Binomial name
Zosterops kikuyuensis
Sharpe, 1891
Synonyms
  • Zosterops poliogastrus kikuyensis

References edit

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Zosterops kikuyuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103891215A113128436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103891215A113128436.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.