Taita white-eye

Taita white-eye (Zosterops silvanus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It includes numerous subspecies, sometimes considered a subspecies to montane white-eye (Z. poliogastrus). It is only found in Taita Hills in southeastern Kenya. IUCN categorizes it as vulnerable.^[1] It is threatened by severe habitat loss and fragmentation, mainly as a result of the deforestation of the Taita Hills.^[2]

Taita white-eye
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zosteropidae
Genus:	Zosterops
Species:	Z. silvanus
Binomial name
Zosterops silvanus Peters, JL & Loveridge, 1935
Synonyms
Zosterops poliogastrus silvanus

It breeds in cloud forests.^[2]

It is often observed in mixed flocks with the pale white-eye.^[2]