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Cape White-eye

Cape White-eye

Zosterops virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
25 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Cape white-eye (Zosterops virens) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is native to southern Africa. It is commonly found in suburbia, parks and gardens, besides a variety of mesic to well-watered habitats. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape White-eye sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Southern Yellow White-eye

Southern Yellow White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops anderssoni

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

60–70% · Likely
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-fronted Canary
LC

Yellow-fronted Canary

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crithagra mozambica

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible
Southern Boubou
LC

Southern Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius ferrugineus

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
70–80%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
70–80%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape White-eye in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Cape White-eye sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape White-eye in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Cape White-eye in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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