The golden white-eye is a species of bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. It is the only species within the genus Cleptornis. The golden white-eye was once considered to be a honeyeater in the family Meliphagidae and although it is now known to be a white-eye, its position within that family is still uncertain. The species is restricted to the islands of Saipan and Aguijan in the Northern Mariana Islands, where it is sympatric and competes with the related bridled white-eye. The golden white-eye has golden plumage and a pale eye-ring. It feeds on insects, fruit, and nectar and forages in pairs or small family groups. The bird is monogamous and lays two eggs in a small cup nest. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Oustalet, J-FÉ 1889)
Reference:
Le Naturaliste
(2), 3 p.260
Protonym:
Ptilotis marchei
Type locality:
Saipan.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/39882#page/266/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
7B91A08932710F5C
Avibase ID:
avibase-7B91A089
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7B91A089
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178812
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Zostérops doré ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Zostérops doré ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 1st edition: Golden Honeyeater ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2021: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2022: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2023: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2024: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 3rd edition: Golden Honeyeater ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 4th edition: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2015: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2016: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2017: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2018: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Clements, version 2019: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 1.50: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 1.52: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 1.53: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 1.54: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 1.55: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2015: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2016: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2017: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2018: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2019: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2021: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2022: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2023: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
eBird version 2024: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Golden Honeyeater ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Golden Honeyeater ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cleptornis marchei |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cleptornis marchei |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cleptornis marchei |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Golden White-eye ( Cleptornis marchei) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cleptornis marchei |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cleptornis marchei |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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