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Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Bl Kaapse Glasogieousuikerbekkie, Gariep/Kaapse Glasogie, Gariep/Kaapse/Groen Glasogie, Gariepglasogie, Kaapse Glasogieousuikerbekkie
Bulgarian: Бледа / Капска белоочка
Catalan: zosterop de l'Orange/del Cap, zostèrops del Cap
Czech: Kruhoocko kapské, kruhoočko kapské
Danish: Gulstrubet Brillefugl, Gulstrubet Brillefugl/Olivenbrillefugl
German: Kap Brillenvogel, Kapbrillenvogel, Oranje-/Kapbrillenvogel
English: African Pale White-eye, Cape White-eye, Green White-eye, Orange River White-eye, Orange River/Cape White-eye, Pale or Cape White-eye, Pale White eye, Pale White-eye, Pale, Green or Cape White-eye, Pallid White-eye
English (Avilist): Orange River/Cape White-eye
English, HBW: Orange River/Cape White-eye
English (IOC): Orange River/Cape White-eye
English (United States): Orange River/Cape White-eye
Spanish: Anteojitos de El Cabo, Anteojitos del Orange/de El Cabo, Anteojitos del Orange/Del Cabo, Ojiblanco Pálido
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos del Orange/de El Cabo, Anteojitos del Orange/del Cabo
Finnish: Eteläafrikanrilli, namibianrilli/eteläafrikanrilli
French: Zostérops de Swainson ou Z. du Cap, Zostérops du Cap, Zostérops du Cap ou Z. vert, Zostérops gris-vert
French (Guyane): Zostérops de Swainson ou Z. du Cap
Croatian: južnoafrička/kapska bjelooka
Hungarian: fokföldi pápaszemesmadár
Italian: Occhialino chiaro, Occhialino del Capo
Japanese (romaji): samemejiro, usuiromejiro
Japanese: ウスイロメジロ, ウスイロメジロ／ケープメジロ, サメメヂロ
Scientific: Zosterops [pallidus or virens], Zosterops [pallidus, virens or capensis], Zosterops capensis, Zosterops capensis capensis, Zosterops pallida, Zosterops pallida pallida, Zosterops pallidus, Zosterops pallidus capensis, Zosterops pallidus pallidus, Zosterops pallidus virens, Zosterops pallidus/virens, Zosterops vaalensis, Zosterops virens
Lithuanian: Blyškusis baltavokis
Dutch: Kaapse Brilvogel, Oranjerivierbrilvogel/Kaapse brilvogel
Norwegian: Kappbrillefugl, namabrillefugl/kappbrillefugl
Polish: szlarnik blady, szlarnik blady/przylądkowy
Portuguese: Olho-branco do Cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): olho-branco-do-orange/olho-branco-do-cabo
Russian: Бледная белоглазка, Бледная/Капская белоглазка, капская белоглазка
Slovak: okánik bledý, okánik bledý/kapský, okánik Gunningov
Serbian: Belooka sa reke Oranje/kapska belooka
Sotho, Southern: Setona-mahloana
Swedish: Kapglasögonfågel, oranjeglasögonfågel/kapglasögonfågel
Turkish: Oranj Nehri/Kap gözlükçüsü
Tsonga: Manqiti
Ukrainian: Окулярник блідий, Окулярник блідий/капський
Xhosa: Intukwane
Chinese: 苍色绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 蒼色繡眼
Zulu: umBicini, umehlwane weSangqu/umehlwanoluhlaza