Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus]
Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus] (= Zosterops japonicus) Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1845
The warbling white-eye, 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. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Zosteropidae
Genus:
Zosterops
Scientific:
Zosterops japonicus
Original description
Citation:
Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1845
Reference:
Fauna Japonica vol. 4, Aves
Protonym:
Zosterops japonicus
Type locality:
Japan; restricted to Decima, Nagasaki by Mees, 1957, Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. Leiden, no. 35, p. 99.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/223586#page/67/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
1A7D642772B973D2
Avibase ID:
avibase-1A7D6427
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1A7D6427
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179912
Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus]
French:
Zostérops du Japon ou Z. des Philippines [incl. simplex, hainanus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus] ( Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus] ( Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus] ( Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus] ( Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Japanese or Lowland White-eye ( Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus] ( Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus] ( Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus]) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Zosterops japonica [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Zosterops japonica [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Zosterops japonica [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Zosterops [japonicus, meyeni or montanus, incl. simplex, hainanus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Japanese or Lowland White-eye, Japanese or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus], Warbling or Lowland White-eye [incl. simplex, hainanus]
Esperanto: Japana blankokululo
French: Zostérops du Japon, Zostérops du Japon ou Z. des Philippines, Zostérops du Japon ou Z. des Philippines [incl. simplex, hainanus]
Scientific: Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni, incl. simplex, hainanus], Zosterops [japonicus or meyeni], Zosterops japonica, Zosterops japonicus, Zosterops japonicus japonicus
Ukrainian: Окулярник японський
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