Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus] (White-breasted or Socotra White-eye)

White-breasted or Socotra White-eye

Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus] (= Zosterops abyssinicus) Guérin-Méneville, FÉ 1843

The Abyssinian white-eye or white-breasted white-eye is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Zosterops in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is native to north-east Africa and southern Arabia. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Guérin-Méneville, FÉ 1843

Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 6 p.162 sP

Protonym:
Zosterops abyssinicus

Type locality:
Abyssinia.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2271254

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
BD7DE6D52662D232

Avibase ID:
avibase-BD7DE6D5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BD7DE6D5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563817

Geographic range:

Zosterops abyssinicus abyssinicus: northeastern Sudan, Eritrea, and northern and central Ethiopia
Zosterops abyssinicus arabs: southern Arabian Peninsula (southwestern Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and southwestern Oman)
Zosterops abyssinicus omoensis: southwestern Ethiopia
Zosterops socotranus: northern Somalia and Socotra

Source: Clements checklist

English:
White-breasted or Socotra White-eye
French:
Zostérops d'Abyssinie ou Z. de Socotra

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-breasted or Socotra White-eye ( Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-breasted or Socotra White-eye ( Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-breasted or Socotra White-eye ( Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-breasted White-eye [Abyssinian] ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-breasted White-eye [Abyssinian] ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-breasted White-eye [Abyssinian] ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-breasted White-eye [Abyssinian] ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-breasted White-eye [Abyssinian] ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-breasted White-eye [Abyssinian] ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-breasted or Socotra White-eye ( Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-breasted or Socotra White-eye ( Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: White-breasted White-eye (Abyssinian) ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Abyssinian White-eye (Abyssinian) ( Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Abyssinian White-eye ( Zosterops abyssinicus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Zosterops [abyssinicus, socotranus or flavilateralis]

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Other synonyms

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Czech: kruhoočko etiopské
Danish: Etiopisk Brillefugl
German: Somalibrillenvogel
English: Abyssinian White-eye, Abyssinian White-eye (Abyssinian), White-breasted or Socotra White-eye, White-breasted White-eye, White-breasted White-eye (Abyssinian), White-breasted White-eye [Abyssinian]
English, HBW: Abyssinian/Kenya White-eye
English (IOC): Abyssinian White-eye, Abyssinian White-eye (Abyssinian)
English (Kenya): Abyssinian White-eye
English (United States): Abyssinian White-eye
Esperanto: Abisena blankokululo
Spanish: Anteojitos abisinio, Anteojitos Abisinio (grupo abyssinicus), Ojiblanco de Pecho Blanco
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos abisinio, Anteojitos abisinio (grupo abyssinicus)
Spanish (HBW): White-breasted White-eye
Finnish: oliivirilli
French: Zostérops à flancs jaunes, Zostérops à flancs jaunes [abyssinicus], Zostérops d’Abyssinie, Zostérops d'Abyssinie, Zostérops d'Abyssinie ou Z. de Socotra
Hungarian: szomáli pápaszemesmadár
Icelandic: Þyrnieygla, Þyrnieygla [abyssinicus hópur]
Italian: Occhialino pettobianco
Japanese (romaji): shiroharamejiro, shiroharamejiro (abyssinicus guru-pu)
Japanese: シロハラメジロ, シロハラメジロ (abyssinicus グループ)
Scientific: Zosterops [abyssinicus or socotranus], Zosterops abyssinicus, Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus Group], Zosterops abyssinicus [abyssinicus], Zosterops abyssinicus abyssinicus
Lithuanian: Somalinė baltaakė
Dutch: Abessijnse Brilvogel, Somalische Brilvogel
Norwegian: Sitronbrillefugl, sitronbrillefugl (abyssinicus gr.)
Polish: szlarnik sawannowy
Russian: Абиссинская белоглазка, Эфиопская белоглазка
Slovak: okánik žltoboký
Serbian: Abisinijska belooka
Swedish: Abessinsk glasögonfågel
Swahili: Kinenginenge Habeshi
Turkish: ak gÖzlüklü, Habeş gözlükçüsü
Chinese: 白胸绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 白胸繡眼