Kikuyu White-eye
Zosterops kikuyuensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyZosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
- GenusZosterops (Typical White-eyes)
- SpeciesZosterops kikuyuensis (Kikuyu White-eye)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Pale White-eye
Zosterops flavilateralis
Northern Yellow White-eye
Zosterops senegalensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Northern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides hypoleuca
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kikuyu White-eye in Nairobi National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Kikuyu White-eye sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 102 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kikuyu White-eye in Nairobi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Kikuyu White-eye in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.