Zosterops anderssoni (Southern Yellow White-eye)

Southern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops anderssoni Shelley, GE 1892

The southern yellow white-eye is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in parts of southern Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the African yellow white-eye. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Shelley, GE 1892

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 1 p.5

Protonym:
Zosterops anderssoni

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/31/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
ABDC4E76CE241149

Avibase ID:
avibase-ABDC4E76

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ABDC4E76

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917134

Geographic range:

Zosterops anderssoni anderssoni: southern and eastern Angola and northern Namibia east to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, southwestern Tanzania, the Zimbabwe plateau, and northwestern Mozambique
Zosterops anderssoni stierlingi: highlands of eastern and southern Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zambia, and northern Mozambique
Zosterops anderssoni tongensis: southeastern Zimbabwe, extreme eastern South Africa (northern Limpopo to northeastern KwaZulu-Natal), and southern Mozambique

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Southern Yellow White-eye
German:
Südbrillenvogel
Spanish:
Anteojitos del Zambeze
Spanish (Spain):
Anteojitos del Zambeze
French:
Zostérops d'Andersson
Dutch:
Zuidelijke Afrikaanse Brilvogel
Norwegian:
gulbrillefugl (anderssoni/stierlingi)
Polish:
szlarnik wyżynny
Portuguese:
olho-branco-amarelo-do-sul
Russian:
Южноафриканская белоглазка
Slovak:
okánik Anderssonov
Swedish:
anderssonglasögonfågel
Ukrainian:
окулярник лимонний
Chinese:
南黄绣眼鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Southern Yellow White-eye ( Zosterops anderssoni) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Zosterops [senegalensis, stuhlmanni or anderssoni] (sensu lato) by some authors

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