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Capricornia Whiteye
Zosterops chlorocephalus Campbell, AJ; White, SA 1910
The Capricorn silvereye, also known as the Capricorn white-eye or green-headed white-eye, is a small greenish bird in the Zosteropidae or white-eye family. It is a subspecies of the silvereye that occurs on islands off the coast of Queensland in north-eastern Australia, and which is sometimes considered to be a full species. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Zosteropidae
Genus:
Zosterops
Scientific:
Zosterops chlorocephalus
Original description
Citation:
Campbell, AJ; White, SA 1910
Reference:
Emu
10 p.196
Protonym:
Zosterops chlorocephalus
Type locality:
Capricorn Group, off Rockhampton, Queensland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/84566#page/258/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
882767F37DFC1B3D
Avibase ID:
avibase-882767F3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/882767F3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917104
Geographic range:
- Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus: eastern Australia (Capricorn and Bunker islands, east of southern Queensland)
Source: Clements checklist
Capricornia Whiteye
German:
Graumantel-Brillenvogel
French:
Zostérops du Capricorne
Slovak:
okánik sivochrbtý
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Capricornia Whiteye ( Zosterops chlorocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Silvereye (Capricorn) ( Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus) [version 5] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephala [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephala [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Zosterops lateralis chlorocephala [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Zosterops [lateralis or chlorocephalus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Сивогърба белоочка (ssp. chlorocephalus)
Catalan: zosterop dorsigrís (chlorocephalus)
Danish: Grårygget Brillefugl (Capricorn)
German: Graumantel-Brillenvogel, Graumantel-Brillenvogel (chlorocephalus)
English: Capricornia Whiteye, Gray-backed white-eye, Grey-backed white-eye, Silvereye (Capricorn)
English (Avilist): Silvereye (Capricorn)
English, HBW: Silvereye (Capricorn)
English (IOC): Silvereye (Capricorn)
English (United States): Silvereye (Capricorn)
Spanish: Anteojitos Dorsigrís (Capricornio)
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos dorsigrís (Capricornio)
Estonian: lõuna-prilliklind (ssp. chlorocephalus)
Finnish: hopearilli (chlorocephalus)
French: Zostérops à dos gris (Capricorne), Zostérops à dos gris (chlorocephalus), Zostérops des Capricorn, Zostérops du Capricorne
Icelandic: Silfureygla (chlorocephalus)
Italian: Occhialino dorsogrigio
Scientific: Zosterops chlorocephalus, Zosterops lateralis chlorocephala, Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus
Dutch: Grijsrugbrilvogel (chlorocephalus)
Norwegian: gråbrystbrillefugl (chlorocephalus)
Polish: szlarnik rdzawoboczny (chlorocephalus)
Slovak: okánik pláštikový (sivochrbtý), okánik sivochrbtý
Serbian: Srebrooka (chlorocephalus)
Swedish: gråryggig glasögonfågel (chlorocephalus)
Turkish: Gri Sırtlı Gözlükçü (chlorocephalus)
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