Principe Speirops (Zosterops leucophaeus)

Other Scientific Names
Speirops leucophaeus [BirdLife International (2004)], Speirops leucophaeus [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Speirops leucophaeus [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Speirops leucophaeus [Collar et al. (1994)]

Other Names (World)
Principe Speirops, Principe Island Speirops, Prince's Island Speirops

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
12 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1857)

Habitat
Forest regrowth, trees and bushes in farmland and shaded cocoa and coffee plantations under the shade of large Eurythrina trees, plantations. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

S�o Tom� e Principe (B) (NB).

Príncipe I, in Gulf of Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects, spiders, berries, seeds and other plant matter.

Voice
Long trilling 'trrrrrrrruuuuu'. A rapid 'tric tric tric'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Principe Speirops (Zosterops leucophaeus) [XC350353]
by Philippe Verbelen from Santo Ant\u00f3nio, Pagu\u00e9, Pr\u00edncipe, Sao Tome (call)

Principe Speirops (Zosterops leucophaeus) [XC350352]
by Philippe Verbelen from Santo Ant\u00f3nio, Pagu\u00e9, Pr\u00edncipe, Sao Tome (call, song)

Nest
Openly woven cup composed of grasses, twigs, moss and petioles, and slung between two twigs.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Possibly belongs to the superspecies formed by Black-capped Speirops (Zosterops lugubris) and Mount Cameroon Speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus).

References
See References.

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