Zosterops melanurus (Sangkar White-eye)

Sangkar White-eye

Zosterops melanurus Hartlaub, KJG 1865

The Sangkar white-eye is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is also known as the Sunda white-eye. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. It lives in forest, in Java it is typically found in altitudes from 200–1,600 m (660–5,250 ft), and sometimes lower than that. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Hartlaub, KJG 1865

Reference:
J. f. Orn. 13. Jahrgang, I. Heft, No. 73 p. 15-16

Protonym:
Z[osterops] melanura

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35463103

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
92519EB63FC09E5F

Avibase ID:
avibase-92519EB6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/92519EB6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917005

Geographic range:

Zosterops melanurus melanurus: Mts. of central and e 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

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Sangkar White-eye
German:
Sangkarbrillenvogel
Spanish:
Anteojitos Sangkar
Spanish (Spain):
Anteojitos Sangkar
French:
Zostérops à queue noire
Japanese:
サンカーメジロ
Dutch:
Soendabrilvogel
Norwegian:
sundabrillefugl
Polish:
szlarnik sundajski
Portuguese:
olho-branco-da-grande-sunda
Russian:
Яванская белоглазка
Slovak:
okánik sundský
Swedish:
sangkarglasögonfågel
Ukrainian:
окулярник яванський
Chinese:
印尼绣眼鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Sangkar White-eye ( Zosterops melanurus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Zosterops [palpebrosus, everetti, japonicus s.l., chloris, citrinella] (sensu lato) by some authors

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