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Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted)

Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus] (= Zosterops chrysolaemus) Salvadori, AT 1876

The black-fronted white-eye is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. The black-fronted white-eye was formerly considered a subspecies of the green-fronted white-eye,, and until it was split as a distinct species, the name "black-fronted white-eye" was also used for Z. minor. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Zosteropidae
Genus:
   Zosterops
Scientific:
  Zosterops chrysolaemus

Original description

Citation:
  Salvadori, AT 1876

Reference:
   Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova ser.1, no.7 p.954

Protonym:
  Zosterops chrysolaema

Type locality:
  Profi, Mansema, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107646#page/960/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1FBDC9A2D449BB5B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1FBDC9A2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1FBDC9A2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 917061

English:
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus]
Bulgarian:
Малка белоочка [Група chrysolaemus]
Catalan:
zosterop frontverd [grup chrysolaemus]
Danish:
Papua Brillefugl (Almindelig)
German:
Grünstirn-Brillenvogel [chrysolaemus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Anteojitos Menor (grupo chrysolaemus)
Spanish (Spain):
Anteojitos menor (grupo chrysolaemus)
Finnish:
mustaotsarilli (chrysolaemus- ryhmä)
French:
Zostérops mineur [chrysolaemus]
Croatian:
zlatnoprsa bjelooka [chrysolaemus grupa]
Indonesian:
Kacamata dagu-kuning (Zaitun)
Japanese (romaji):
nyu-giniamejiro (chrysolaemus guru-pu)
Japanese:
ニューギニアメジロ（chrysolaemus グループ）
Dutch:
Zwartmaskerbrilvogel (nominate-groep)
Norwegian:
svovelstrupebrillefugl (chrysolaemus gr.)
Polish:
szlarnik ubogi [gr. chrysolaemus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
olho-branco-de-faces-verdes [grupo chrysolaemus]
Russian:
Малая белоглазка [группа chrysolaemus]
Slovak:
okánik tmavočelý (skup.)
Serbian:
Crnočela mala belooka
Swedish:
svavelstrupig glasögonfågel [gruppen chrysolaemus]
Turkish:
Kara pınarlı gözlükçü [chrysolaemus grubu]
Ukrainian:
Окулярник малий [група chrysolaemus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus] ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus)
eBird version 2017:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted) ( Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group]) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Black-fronted White-eye ( Zosterops chrysolaemus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Zosterops minor

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Малка белоочка [Група chrysolaemus]
Catalan: zosterop frontverd [grup chrysolaemus]
Danish: Arfakbrillefugl, Papua Brillefugl (Almindelig)
German: Grünstirn-Brillenvogel [chrysolaemus-Gruppe], Neuguineabrillenvogel
English: Black-fronted White-eye, Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted), Black-fronted White-eye [chrysolaemus]
[ENAV]: Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted)
English, HBW: Black-fronted White-eye
English (IOC): Black-fronted White-eye, Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted)
English (United States): Black-fronted White-eye (Black-fronted)
Esperanto: nigrafrunta zosteropo
Spanish: Anteojitos carinegro, Anteojitos Menor (grupo chrysolaemus)
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos menor (grupo chrysolaemus)
Finnish: mustaotsarilli (chrysolaemus- ryhmä)
French: Zostérops de Salvadori, Zostérops mineur (Arfak), Zostérops mineur [chrysolaemus]
French (Guyane): Zostérops mineur (groupe chrysolaemus)
Croatian: gorska bjelooka, zlatnoprsa bjelooka [chrysolaemus grupa]
Indonesian: Kacamata dagu-kuning (Zaitun)
Japanese (romaji): nyu-giniamejiro (chrysolaemus guru-pu)
Japanese: ニューギニアメジロ (chrysolaemus グループ), ニューギニアメジロ（chrysolaemus グループ）
Scientific: Zosterops chrysolaema, Zosterops chrysolaemus, Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus Group], Zosterops minor [chrysolaemus], Zosterops minor chrysolaemus
Dutch: Kleine Zwartvoorhoofdbrilvogel, Zwartmaskerbrilvogel (nominate-groep)
Norwegian: mørkmaskebrillefugl, svovelstrupebrillefugl (chrysolaemus gr.)
Polish: szlarnik ubogi [gr. chrysolaemus], szlarnik żółtorzytny
Portuguese: olho-branco-de-rosto-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): olho-branco-de-faces-verdes [grupo chrysolaemus], olho-branco-de-testa-preta
Russian: Малая белоглазка [группа chrysolaemus]
Slovak: okánik tmavočelý, okánik tmavočelý (skup.)
Serbian: Crnočela mala belooka
Swedish: svavelstrupig glasögonfågel, svavelstrupig glasögonfågel [gruppen chrysolaemus]
Turkish: Kara pınarlı gözlükçü [chrysolaemus grubu]
Ukrainian: Окулярник малий [група chrysolaemus]
Chinese: 黑额绣眼鸟

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