Black-crowned White-eye
Zosterops atrifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyZosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
- GenusZosterops (Typical White-eyes)
- SpeciesZosterops atrifrons (Black-crowned White-eye)
About the Black-crowned White-eye
The black-crowned white-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Its subspecies from the Sulawesi region might warrant recognition as distinct species Z. subatrifrons. The Sangihe white-eye (Z. nehrkorni) and the Seram white-eye (Z. stalkeri) were formerly included in Z. atrifrons, as is still, on occasion, the black-fronted white-eye (Z. minor).
It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Quite common, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tangkoko Nature Reserve
Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus
Finch-billed Myna
Scissirostrum dubium
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Sulawesi Babbler
Trichastoma celebense
White-necked Myna
Streptocitta albicollis
Grey-sided Flowerpecker
Dicaeum celebicum
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Rusty-backed Thrush
Geokichla erythronota
Yellow-sided Flowerpecker
Dicaeum aureolimbatum
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla
Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.