Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Сивокорема белоочка
Catalan: zostèrops afroalpí
Czech: kruhoočko východoafrické
Danish: Bredringet Brillefugl
German: Bergbrillenvogel, Bergbrillenvogel (poliogastrus)
English: Broad-ringed White-eye (Ethiopian), Broad-ringed White-eye (nominal form), Broad-ringed White-eye (nominate), Broad-ringed White-eye (poliogastrus), Ethiopian White-eye, Heuglin's White-eye, Heuglin's White-eye (Ethiopian)
[ENAV]: Ethiopian White-eye
English, HBW: Ethiopian White-eye
English (IOC): Broad-ringed White-eye (Ethiopian), Ethiopian White-eye, Heuglin's White-eye (Ethiopian)
English (United States): Ethiopian White-eye, Heuglin's White-eye (Ethiopian)
Esperanto: monta zosteropo
Spanish: Anteojitos serrano etíope, Anteojitos Serrano Etiópe (etíope), Anteojitos Serrano Etíope (etíope)
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos serrano etíope, Anteojitos serrano etiópe (etíope), Anteojitos serrano etíope (etíope)
Estonian: mägismaa-prilliklind
Finnish: etiopianrilli
French: Zostérops alticole, Zostérops alticole (nominal), Zostérops alticole (nominale), Zostérops alticole (poliogastrus), Zostérops alticole (race nominale)
French (Guyane): Zostérops alticole (poliogastrus)
Croatian: istočnoafrička bjelooka
Hungarian: abesszin pápaszemesmadár
Italian: Occhialino quattrocchi
Japanese: アフリカヤマメジロ, アフリカヤマメジロ (poliogastrus), アフリカヤマメジロ（poliogastrus）
Scientific: Zosterops poliogaster poliogaster, Zosterops poliogastra, Zosterops poliogastra erlangeri, Zosterops poliogastra poliogastra, Zosterops poliogastrus, Zosterops poliogastrus poliogastrus, Zosterops senegalensis poliogastra
Lithuanian: afrikinis baltavokis
Dutch: Heuglins Brilvogel
Norwegian: bergbrillefugl, bergbrillefugl (poliogastrus)
Polish: szlarnik białooki, szlarnik białooki (poliogastrus)
Portuguese: olho-branco-etíope
Portuguese (Portugal): olho-branco-montês, olho-branco-montês (poliogastrus)
Russian: Серобрюхая белоглазка, Серобрюхая белоглазка (poliogastrus)
Slovak: okánik ozdobný, okánik ozdobný (skup.)
Serbian: Istočna etiopska belooka
Swedish: etiopienglasögonfågel, heuglinglasögonfågel (poliogastrus)
Turkish: Dağ Gözlükçüsü, Dağ gözlükçüsü (poliogastrus)
Ukrainian: окулярник мінливобарвний, Окулярник мінливобарвний (підвид poliogastrus)
Chinese: 宽翼绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 寛眶繡眼