← Alle voëls – All birds
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Kaapse Glasogie
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Familie / Family: Zosteropidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 1172
🏡 Bly hier – Resident
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Klein geelgroen voëltjie met 'n duidelike wit ring om elke oog. Dit eet insekte, vrugte en nektar.
Waar by die skool? Kyk vir groepies wat deur bome en bosse beweeg.
Wil jy weet? Die wit ring om die oog lyk soos 'n brilletjie – daarom heet dit 'n glasogie.
English
A small yellow-green bird with a clear white ring around each eye. It eats insects, fruit and nectar.
Where at school? Look for small groups moving through trees and bushes.
Did you know? The white ring around the eye looks like a pair of glasses – hence the name white-eye.