Cape white-eye

The Cape white-eye is a small, gregarious garden bird of southern Africa, easily recognized by its bright white eye-ring and yellow-green plumage. It is a dietary generalist, taking insects, nectar, soft fruit, and small grains, and is documented visiting aloe inflorescences and other tubular flowers in gardens and natural habitats. As an incidental pollinator and seed disperser it contributes to the regeneration of indigenous plants, while its insect-gleaning provides natural pest control. It thrives in a wide range of wooded and suburban habitats and readily uses gardens planted with indigenous nectar-rich species such as aloes.

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Resident across South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Eswatini, with a marginal presence in south-western Mozambique. Two subspecies are recognized. Most populations are non-migratory, though minor local movements occur.