<p>Cape white-eyes (<span class="taxon"><em>Zosterops pallidus</em></span>) maintain the highest dispersal capabilities of all passerines. Although they occur mainly in South African savannas and suburban gardens they are found throughout the old-world tropic, which includes: Africa, Asia and Australia. Waves of immigration have occurred within the Southwest Indian Ocean islands such as: the Mascarenes, Comoros, Seychelles and Aldabras.</p>  <p>There are six subspecies that vary mainly in geographical location. (<span class="taxon"><em>Z. p. virens</em></span>) inhabits South-western Mozambique to Eastern Cape Province. (<span class="taxon"><em>Z. p. caniviridis</em></span>) ranges from Eastern Botswana to North-West Province and Limpopo Province. (<span class="taxon"><em>Z. p. atmorii</em></span>) dwells from inland Eastern Cape to Free State Province and Lesotho. (<span class="taxon"><em>Z. p. capensis</em></span>) inhabits Western Cape Province. (<span class="taxon"><em>Z. p. pallidus</em></span>) ranges from Southern Namibia to North-West Province and Northern Cape Province. (<span class="taxon"><em>Z. p. sundevalli</em></span>) dwells in Southern parts of Northern Cape Province.<span> (Cody, 1983; Craig, 1990; Warren et al., 2006)</span></p>  <p><strong>Biogeographic Regions: </strong>Palearctic; Palearctic :: Native; Ethiopian; Ethiopian :: Native; Australian; Australian :: Introduced; Indian Ocean; Indian Ocean :: Native</p>