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Pale White-eye

Zosterops pallidus Swainson, WJ 1838

The Orange River white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is native to South Africa. It used to be considered conspecific with the Cape white-eye. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Swainson, WJ 1838

Reference:
   Anim. Menageries [Lardner Cabinet Cyclop. 98]

Protonym:
  Zosterops pallida

Type locality:
  South Africa; restricted to 10 miles east of Prieska, Cape Province, by Grant and Mackworth-Praed, 1957, Ostrich, 28, p. 174.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28995005

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6AA908039D0702A3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6AA90803

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6AA90803

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563864

Geographic range:

  • Zosterops pallidus: Namibia and northern South Africa (Northern Cape, North West, and Free State)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pale White-eye
Catalan:
zostèrops del Cap
Czech:
kruhoočko kapské
Danish:
Gulstrubet Brillefugl
German:
Oranjebrillenvogel
Spanish:
Anteojitos del Orange
Spanish (Spain):
Anteojitos del Orange
Finnish:
namibianrilli
French:
Zostérops de Swainson
Croatian:
južnoafrička bjelooka
Hungarian:
fokföldi pápaszemesmadár
Italian:
Occhialino chiaro
Japanese (romaji):
usuiromejiro
Japanese:
ウスイロメジロ
Lithuanian:
Blyškusis baltavokis
Dutch:
Oranjerivierbrilvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Namabrillefugl
Norwegian:
Namabrillefugl
Polish:
szlarnik blady
Portuguese:
olho-branco-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal):
olho-branco-do-orange
Russian:
Бледная белоглазка
Slovak:
okánik bledý
Serbian:
Belooka sa reke Oranje
Swedish:
oranjeglasögonfågel
Ukrainian:
Окулярник блідий
Chinese:
苍色绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
橙河繡眼

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Cape White-eye (Orange River) ( Zosterops pallidus pallidus/sundevalli) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Cape White-eye (Orange River) ( Zosterops pallidus pallidus/sundevalli) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Cape White-eye (Orange River) ( Zosterops pallidus pallidus/sundevalli) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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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:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pale White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Zosterops pallida [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Zosterops pallida [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Zosterops pallida [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Orange River White-eye ( Zosterops pallidus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Zosterops pallidus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Gariepglasogie, Kaapse Glasogie
Azerbaijani: solğun ağgöz
Catalan: zostèrops del Cap
Czech: kruhoočko kapské
Danish: Gulstrubet Brillefugl
German: Kapbrillenvogel, Oranjebrillenvogel
English: Cape White-eye, Cape White-eye (Orange River), Orange River White-eye, Pale White-eye
English, HBW: Orange River White-eye
English (IOC): Orange River White-eye
English (United States): Orange River White-eye
Spanish: Anteojitos de El Cabo, Anteojitos del Orange, Ojiblanco Pálido
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos del Orange
Spanish (HBW): Orange River White-eye
Estonian: oranje prilliklind
Finnish: Eteläafrikanrilli, namibianrilli
French: Zostérops clair, Zostérops de Swainson, Zostérops du Cap, Zostérops du Cap (clair), Zostérops pâle
Croatian: južnoafrička bjelooka
Hungarian: fokföldi pápaszemesmadár
Italian: Occhialino chiaro, Occhialino del Capo
Japanese (romaji): samemejiro, usuiromejiro
Japanese: ウスイロメジロ
Scientific: Zosterops capensis haigamchabensis, Zosterops capensis pallidus, Zosterops deserticola, Zosterops leucops, Zosterops pallida, Zosterops pallidus, Zosterops pallidus pallidus, Zosterops pallidus pallidus/sundevalli, Zosterops sundevalli, Zosterops vaalensis
Lithuanian: Blyškusis baltavokis
Dutch: Kaapse Brilvogel, Oranjerivierbrilvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Namabrillefugl
Norwegian: Kappbrillefugl, Namabrillefugl
Polish: szlarnik blady
Portuguese: Olho-branco do Cabo, olho-branco-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): olho-branco-do-orange
Russian: Бледная белоглазка
Slovak: okánik bledý
Serbian: Belooka sa reke Oranje
Sotho, Southern: Setona-mahloana
Swedish: Kapglasögonfågel, oranjeglasögonfågel
Turkish: Oranj Nehri gözlükçüsü
Tsonga: Manqiti
Ukrainian: Окулярник блідий
Xhosa: Intukwane
Chinese: 苍色绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 橙河繡眼, 蒼色繡眼
Zulu: umBicini

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