Zosterops montanus (Mountain White-eye)

Mountain White-eye

Zosterops montanus Bonaparte, CLJL 1850

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

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Zosteropidae
Genus:
   Zosterops
Scientific:
  Zosterops montanus

Original description

Citation:
Bonaparte, CLJL 1850

Reference:
Conspect. Gen. Avium 1 p.398 sP

Protonym:
Z[osterops] montana

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560601

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
438EE2D73102B526

Avibase ID:
avibase-438EE2D7

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/438EE2D7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563855

Geographic range:

Zosterops montanus montanus: central Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Sula Is., Buru, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor
Zosterops montanus whiteheadi: N Philippines (n Luzon)
Zosterops montanus halconensis: Philippines (Mindoro)
Zosterops montanus pectoralis: Philippines (n Negros)
Zosterops montanus diuatae: S Philippines (n Mindanao)
Zosterops montanus vulcani: S Philippines (Mt. Apo and Mt. Katanglad on Mindanao)
Zosterops montanus parkesi: SW Philippines (Palawan)
Zosterops montanus obstinatus: Moluccas (Ternate, Bacan and Seram)
Zosterops montanus difficilis: S Sumatra
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Mountain White-eye
Catalan:
zostèrops de muntanya
Czech:
kruhoočko horské
Danish:
Bjergbrillefugl
German:
Gebirgsbrillenvogel
Spanish:
Anteojitos montano
Finnish:
vuoririlli
French:
Zostérops montagnard
Hungarian:
hegyi pápaszemesmadár
Italian:
Occhialino montano
Japanese:
ヤマメジロ
Lithuanian:
rytinis kalninis baltavokis
Dutch:
Bergbrilvogel
Norwegian:
Fjellbrillefugl
Polish:
szlarnik górski
Russian:
Горная белоглазка
Slovak:
okánik horský
Swedish:
bergglasögonfågel
Ukrainian:
Окулярник гірський
Chinese:
山绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
山繡眼

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mountain White-eye [nominate] ( Zosterops montanus [montanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Oriental Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Oriental Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops montanus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Zosterops [japonicus or montanus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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