Cape White-eye

Zosterops virens

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Zosteropidae
Genus
Zosterops
eBird Code
capwhe2

Vocalizations

flamelily · CC0_1_0
Ian Webb · CC_BY_4_0
flamelily · CC0_1_0
Prince Molokomme · CC0_1_0
agujaceratops · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Zosterops virens capensis

    southwestern South Africa (eastward to western Eastern Cape), Lesotho, and western KwaZulu-Natal

  • Zosterops virens virens

    eastern and southeastern Botswana, southwestern Mozambique, eastern South Africa (southward to eastern Eastern Cape), and Eswatini

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.