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Indian White-eye [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus]

Zosterops palpebrosus [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus] (= Zosterops palpebrosus) (Temminck, CJ 1824)

The Indian white-eye, 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. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1824)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.49 pl.293 fig.3 sP

Protonym:
  Sylvia palpebrosa

Type locality:
  Bengal.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  31A649B01E70286B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-31A649B0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/31A649B0


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563865

Geographic range:

  • Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus: central and eastern Himalayas eastward to southern China (Sichuan and Yunnan) and Myanmar; isolated populations on Mahawt Island, Oman, and in southern Iran have been assigned to nominate palpebrosus, although this requires confirmation
  • Zosterops palpebrosus occidentis: northeastern Afghanistan eastward to western Himalayas, and northern and central India
  • Zosterops palpebrosus siamensis: southern Myanmar eastward through Indochina
  • Zosterops palpebrosus egregius: Sri Lanka
  • Zosterops palpebrosus nilgiriensis: western India (Western Ghats); most populations elsewhere in southern peninsular India are more or less similar
  • Zosterops palpebrosus salimalii: southeastern India (southeastern Hyderabad)
  • Zosterops palpebrosus nicobaricus: Andaman and Nicobar islands
  • Zosterops melanurus melanurus: mountains of central and eastern Java and Bali
  • Zosterops melanurus buxtoni: western Java; a population on Sumatra also has been assigned to buxtoni, but the identification of Sumatran birds as buxtoni has been questioned
  • Zosterops auriventer auriventer: poorly known; documented only from southeastern Myanmar
  • Zosterops simplex williamsoni: southern Thailand and east coast of northern and central Thai-Malay Peninsula
  • Zosterops simplex erwini: coastal forest of western and southeastern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, the Riau, Bangka, and Natuna islands; population of coastal western Borneo provisionally assigned here, but possibly a distinct taxon
  • Zosterops citrinella unicus: western Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa and Flores)
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English:
Indian White-eye [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus]
French:
Zostérops oriental [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Zosterops [palpebrosus, everetti, japonicus s.l., chloris, citrinella]

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Bengali: উদয়ী ধলাচোখ
Catalan: zostèrops oriental
Czech: kruhoočko pruhoprsé, Kruhoocko východní
Danish: Brillefugl
German: Ganges Brillenvogel, Gangesbrillenvogel
English: Indian White-eye, Indian White-eye [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus], Oriental White-eye, Oriental White-eye [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus], Small White-eye, White-eye
English (IOC): Oriental White-eye
Esperanto: Orienta blankokululo
Spanish: Anteojitos Oriental, Ojiblanco Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos Oriental
Spanish (HBW): Oriental White-eye
Persian: سسک چشم‌سفید هندی
Finnish: Aasianrilli
French: Zostérops à lunettes, Zostérops de l'Inde, Zostérops d'orient, Zostérops oriental, Zostérops oriental [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus]
Irish: Bánsúileach oirthearach
Hungarian: gangeszi pápaszemesmadár
Indonesian: Burung kaca mata biasa, Burung Kacamata Biasa, Kacamata Biasa
Icelandic: Hvíteygla
Italian: Occhialino orientale
Japanese (romaji): hai-bara me-jiro, haibaramejiro
Japanese: ハイバラメジロ
Japanese (Kanji): 灰腹目白
Scientific: Sylvia palpebrosa, Zosterops palpebrosa, Zosterops palpebrosus, Zosterops palpebrosus [incl. williamsoni, auriventer, erwini, buxtoni, melanurus, unicus], Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus
Lithuanian: Baltavokis paukštis, Rytinis baltavokis
Latvian: austrumu baltactiņa
Malayalam: വെള്ളക്കണ്ണിക്കുരുവി, വെള്ളിക്കണ്ണിക്കുരുവി 
Malay: Burung Mata Putih, Burung Mata Putih Pantai, Burung Mata Putih Timur, Mata Putih
Nepali: कांकीर
Dutch: Gangesbrilvogel, Indische Brilvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lundbrillefugl
Norwegian: Gangesbrillefugl, Lundbrillefugl
Polish: szlarnik indyjski
Pinyin: huī-fù xiù-yǎn-niǎo
Portuguese: Olho-branco-oriental
Russian: Восточная белоглазка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Peradigu Sithasiya
Slovak: Okánik riasnatý
Serbian: Orijentalna belooka
Swedish: Indisk glasögonfågel
Tamil: Vellai Kanni
Thai: นกแว่นตาขาวสีทอง
Thai (Transliteration): nók wâeen-taa-kʰăaw sĭi-tʰoaaŋ
Turkish: Bengal Gözlükçünü
Ukrainian: Окулярник південний
Vietnamese: Chim Vành khuyên họng vàng, Vành khuyên họng vàng
Chinese: 灰腹绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰腹繡眼, 灰腹繡眼鳥

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