Speirops
| Speirops | |
|---|---|
| |
| Speirops leucophoeus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops Vigors and Horsfield, 1827 |
Speirops are a group of birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. They are restricted to the islands of the Gulf of Guinea and a single mountain in Cameroon. It contains the following species:
- Fernando Po speirops (Zosterops brunneus)[1]
- Príncipe speirops (Zosterops leucophoeus)[2]
- Black-capped speirops (Zosterops lugubris)[3]
- Mount Cameroon speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus)[4]
References
- ^ "Zosterops brunneus (Salvadori, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Zosterops leucophaeus (Hartlaub, 1857)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Black-capped Speirops - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "Cameroon Speirops - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
