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Zosterops
''Zosterops'' (meaning "eye-girdle") is a genus of passerine birds containing the typical white-eyes in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. The genus has the largest number of species in the white-eye family. They occur in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, and Australasian realms. Typical white-eyes have a length of between . Their most characteristic feature is a conspicuous white feather ring around the eye, though some species lack it. The species in this group vary in the structural adaptations of the tongue. The ''Zosterops'' 'griseotinctus''group is an example of a "great speciator" inhabiting a vast area and showing a remarkable morphological differentiation on islands, some of which maybe as close as apart. Systematics The genus ''Zosterops'' was introduced by the naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827. The name combines the Ancient Greek words ''zōstēros'' "belt" or "girdle" and ''ōpos'' "eye". The type species was designated as the Malagasy white-ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian White-eye
The Indian white-eye (''Zosterops palpebrosus''), formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland on the Indian subcontinent. They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. They are easily identified by the distinctive white eye-ring and overall yellowish upperparts. The range previously extended eastwards to Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Malaysia but when the taxa in these regions were assigned to other species, the English name was changed. Taxonomy The Indian white-eye was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1824 from a specimen collected in Bengal. He coined the binomial name ''Sylvia palpebrosa''. The English and scientific names refer to the conspicuous ring of white feathers round the eyes, ''palpebrosus'' being New Latin for "having prominent eyelids", from the Latin ''palpebrae'' "eyelids". The English name of this species was changed from "Oriental w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zosteropidae
The white-eyes are a family, Zosteropidae, of small passerine birds native to tropical, subtropical and temperate Sub-Saharan Africa, southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia. White-eyes inhabit most tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, the western Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Guinea. Discounting some widespread members of the genus ''Zosterops'', most species are endemic to single islands or archipelagos. The silvereye, ''Zosterops lateralis'', naturally colonised New Zealand, where it is known as the "wax-eye" or ''tauhou'' ("stranger"), from 1855. The silvereye has also been introduced to the Society Islands in French Polynesia, while the Japanese white-eye has been introduced to Hawaii. Characteristics White-eyes are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage being generally greenish olive above, and pale grey below. Some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their common name implies, many species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warbling White-eye
The warbling white-eye (''Zosterops japonicus''), also known as the Japanese white-eye and mountain white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. The specific epithet is occasionally written ''japonica'', but this is incorrect due to the gender of the genus. Its native range includes much of East Asia, including the Russian Far East, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines. It has been intentionally introduced to other parts of the world as a pet and as pest control, with mixed results. As one of the native species of the Japanese islands, it has been depicted in Japanese art on numerous occasions, and historically was kept as a cage bird. Taxonomy The warbling white-eye was described by the ornithologists Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1845 from a specimen collected in Japan. They coined the binomial name ''Zosterops japonicus''. The English name "Japanese white-eye" was formerly used for ''Zosterops japonicus'' and what are now the Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka White-eye
The Sri Lanka white-eye (''Zosterops ceylonensis'') is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family, which is endemic (ecology), endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a resident breeder in forests, gardens and plantations, mainly in the highlands. Taxonomy A study showed that it is not sister to the other Sri Lankan species, the Indian White-eye (''Zosterops palpebrosus''), and it also suggested that it is the root species which gave rise to all White-eye, white-eyes on Earth. This raises further questions on white-eye origins. Description This bird is slightly larger than the Indian white-eye (about 11 cm long) which it replaces above 4000 ft. The upper parts of the body and sides of neck are dark olive-green. The rump appears paler green while the crown and forehead appear darker. The wings and tail are brown edged with green on the back. The typical ring of tiny white feathers around the eye is present. The lores are dark and there is a dark streak below the eye. The chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne White-eye
The Marianne white-eye (''Zosterops semiflavus''), also known as Seychelles chestnut-sided white-eye or Seychelles yellow white-eye, is an extinct species of small bird in the white-eye family. Taxonomy Edward Newton described it as a full species ''Zosterops semiflava'' in 1867, though subsequently it was considered a subspecies of the Mayotte white-eye. After a 2006 study showed that the Marianne white-eye is more closely related to the Karthala white-eye from Grande Comore and the white-eyes from the Mascarenes, the IOC restored it to a full species. The IUCN recognized it as full species in 2016. Description It reached a size of , the wing length was , the length of the tail was and the length of the culmen . It was generally greenish yellow with chestnut-coloured flanks and a conspicuous white eye-ring. The forehead and a line above the eyes were yellow. The top of the head and the back were yellow olive. The wings and the tail were black and the underparts were pale yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swinhoe's White-eye
Swinhoe's white-eye (''Zosterops simplex'') is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is found in east China, Taiwan, north Vietnam, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Taxonomy Swinhoe's white-eye was formally described in 1861 by the English naturalist Robert Swinhoe and given the binomial name ''Zosterops simplex''. The genus ''Zosterops'' had been introduced by the naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words ''zōstēros'' meaning "belt" or "girdle" and ''ōpos'' meaning "eye". The specific epithet ''simplex'' is Latin meaning "simple" or "plain". This species was formerly treated as a subspecies group of the warbling white-eye (''Zosterops japonicus'') but based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018, it was promoted to species rank. Five subspecies are recognised: * ''Z. s. simplex'' R. Swinhoe, 1861 – east China, Taiwan and extreme northeast Vietnam * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pale White-eye
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The pale white-eye also known as Kenya white-eye (''Zosterops flavilateralis'') is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in central and eastern Kenya and in eastern Tanzania. The pale white-eye was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Abyssinian white-eye (''Zosterops abyssinicus'') but is now treated as a separate species. References pale white-eye Fauna of Kenya Fauna of Tanzania pale white-eye The pale white-eye also known as Kenya white-eye (''Zosterops flavilateralis'') is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in central and eastern Kenya and in eastern Tanzania. The pale white-eye was formerly treated as a subspeci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagasy White-eye
The Malagasy white-eye (''Zosterops maderaspatanus'') is a species of bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. Found in Madagascar and Seychelles, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Malagasy white-eye in his ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected in Madagascar. He used the French name ''Le petit figuier de Madagascar'' and the Latin ''Ficedula Madagascariensis minor''. The two stars (**) at the start of the section indicates that Brisson based his description on the examination of a specimen. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Blackeye
The mountain blackeye (''Zosterops emiliae''), sometimes referred to as the olive blackeye or simply black-eye, is a species of passerine bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the highest mountains on the island of Borneo. It is known from both Malaysian states on the island, and four of the five Indonesian provinces, but has never been recorded in Brunei. Typically found at elevations above , the mountain blackeye sometimes moves to lower altitudes during periods of drought. There are four subspecies, which show clinal variations in size and coloring. Birds in the north are largest, darkest, and proportionately longer-tailed, while those further south are smaller, paler, and proportionately shorter-tailed. Adults are dark olive-green with a sharply-pointed, bright yellow-orange bill and a small dark mask connecting black with a black . The subspecies show varying amounts of yellow in their plumage, particularly on the face and underparts. Young birds resemble their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-capped White-eye
The black-capped white-eye (''Zosterops atricapilla'') is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae. Description It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Sangkar white-eye. The back is olive green and the iris is brown. The bill and the feet are coloured black. The voice is characterized by soft twitters. Distribution It inhabits mountain forests and alpine meadows in altitudes between 700 and 3000 m on mountains of Sumatra, and Borneo (especially Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Mulu Mount Mulu ( ms, Gunung Mulu) is a sandstone and shale mountain. At 2376 m, it is the second highest mountain in the state of Sarawak, after Mount Murud. It is located within the boundaries of Gunung Mulu National Park, which is named after ..., and Mount Batu Patap). References Zosterops Birds of Sumatra Birds of Borneo Birds described in 1879 {{Zosteropidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbulu White-eye
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The Mbulu white-eye (''Zosterops mbuluensis'') is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The Mbulu white-eye was formerly treated as a subspecies of the montane white-eye (''Zosterops poliogastrus''). When a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that it was more closely related to the Abyssinian white-eye (''Zosterops abyssinicus''), the Mbulu white-eye was promoted to species rank. It is monotypic. References Mbulu white-eye Fauna of Kenya Fauna of Tanzania Mbulu white-eye Mbulu white-eye The Mbulu white-eye (''Zosterops mbuluensis'') is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The Mbulu white-eye was formerly treated as a subspecies of the montane white-eye (''Zosterops pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abyssinian White-eye
The Abyssinian white-eye or white-breasted white-eye (''Zosterops abyssinicus'') is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus ''Zosterops'' in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is native to north-east Africa and southern Arabia. It is 10–12 cm long. The upperparts are green; darker and greyer in northern races. There is a narrow white ring around the eye and a thin black line between the bill and eye. The underparts vary from pale yellow to greyish-white depending on the race. The bird has various twittering and buzzing calls. In Africa it occurs from north-east Sudan south through Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Kenya to north-east Tanzania. It is also found on Socotra Island. In Arabia it occurs in south-west Saudi Arabia, Yemen and southern Oman. It occurs in open woodland, scrub, wadis and gardens. It is found up to 1,800 metres above sea-level in Africa and 3,100 metres in Arabia. It usually forages among branches in trees but sometimes descends to ground-le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
