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Ceylon White-eye

Zosterops ceylonensis Holdsworth, EWH 1872

The Sri Lanka white-eye is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in forests, gardens and plantations which is endemic to Sri Lanka, mainly in the highlands. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Holdsworth, EWH 1872

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1872, pt.2 p.459 pl.20 fig.2

Imprint year:
  1872

Protonym:
  Zosterops ceylonensis

Type locality:
  Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90880#page/521/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  20BD1814C0C2F74D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-20BD1814

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/20BD1814


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563824

Geographic range:

  • Zosterops ceylonensis: montane forest of Sri Lanka
English:
Ceylon White-eye
Catalan:
zostèrops de Sri Lanka
Czech:
kruhoočko srílanské
Danish:
Sri Lanka-brillefugl
German:
Ceylonbrillenvogel
Spanish:
Anteojitos Cingalés
Spanish (Spain):
Anteojitos Cingalés
Finnish:
srilankanrilli
French:
Zostérops de Ceylan
Croatian:
cejlonska bjelooka
Hungarian:
ceyloni pápaszemesmadár
Italian:
Occhialino di Sri Lanka
Japanese (romaji):
seironmejiro
Japanese:
セイロンメジロ
Lithuanian:
Šrilankinis baltavokis
Dutch:
Ceylonese Brilvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Veddabrillefugl
Norwegian:
Veddabrillefugl
Polish:
szlarnik cejloński
Portuguese:
olho-branco-cingalês
Portuguese (Portugal):
olho-branco-do-ceilão
Russian:
Ланкийская белоглазка
Slovak:
okánik cejlónsky
Serbian:
Belooka sa Šri Lanke
Swedish:
ceylonglasögonfågel
Ukrainian:
Окулярник цейлонський
Chinese:
斯里兰卡绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
斯里蘭卡繡眼


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Zostérops de Ceylan ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Zostérops de Ceylan ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 1st edition:
Ceylon Hill White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2021:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2022:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2023:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2024:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Ceylon Hill White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 4th edition:
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition:
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2015:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2016:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2017:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2018:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Clements, version 2019:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 1.50:
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 1.52:
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 1.53:
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 1.54:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 1.55:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2015:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2016:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2017:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2018:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2019:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2021:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2022:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2023:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
eBird version 2024:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Large Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Large Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Ceylon Hill White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Oriental Bird Club:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Zosterops ceylonensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Zosterops ceylonensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Zosterops ceylonensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Ceylon White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sri Lanka White-eye ( Zosterops ceylonensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Zosterops ceylonensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Zosterops ceylonensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Şri-Lanka ağgözü
Catalan: zostèrops de Sri Lanka
Czech: Kruhoocko cejlonské, kruhoočko srílanské
Danish: Sri Lanka-brillefugl
German: Ceylon Brillenvogel, Ceylonbrillenvogel, Sri-Lanka-Brillenvogel
English: Ceylon Hill White-eye, Ceylon White eye, Ceylon White-eye, Large Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka White-eye
English, HBW: Sri Lanka White-eye
English (IOC): Sri Lanka White-eye
English (United States): Sri Lanka White-eye
Spanish: Anteojitos Cingalés, Ojiblanco de Sri Lanka
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos Cingalés
Spanish (HBW): Sri Lanka White-eye
Estonian: tseiloni prilliklind
Finnish: Ceyloninrilli, srilankanrilli
French: Zostérops de Ceylan, Zostérops du Sri Lanka
Croatian: cejlonska bjelooka
Hungarian: ceyloni pápaszemesmadár
Italian: Occhialino di Sri Lanka, Occhialino maggiore di Sri Lanka
Japanese (romaji): seirommejiro, seironmejiro
Japanese: セイロッメヂロ, セイロンメジロ
Scientific: Zosterops ceylonensis
Lithuanian: Šrilankinis baltavokis
Dutch: Ceylonese Brilvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Veddabrillefugl
Norwegian: Veddabrillefugl
Polish: szlarnik cejlonski, szlarnik cejloński
Portuguese: olho-branco-cingalês
Portuguese (Portugal): olho-branco-do-ceilão
Russian: Ланкийская белоглазка, Цейлонская белоглазка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Sri Lanka Sithasiya
Slovak: okánik cejlónsky
Serbian: Belooka sa Šri Lanke
Swedish: Ceylonglasögonfågel
Turkish: Prinsipe yeşil gözlükçüsü
Ukrainian: Окулярник цейлонський
Chinese: 斯里兰卡绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 斯里蘭卡繡眼

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