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Warbling or Mountain White-eye

Zosterops [japonicus or montanus] (= Zosterops japonicus) Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1845

The warbling white-eye, also known as the Japanese white-eye and mountain white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. The specific epithet is occasionally written japonica, but this is incorrect due to the gender of the genus. Its native range includes much of East Asia, including the Russian Far East, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines. It has been intentionally introduced to other parts of the world as a pet and as pest control, with mixed results. As one of the native species of the Japanese islands, it has been depicted in Japanese art on numerous occasions, and historically was kept as a cage bird. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Zosteropidae
Genus:
   Zosterops
Scientific:
  Zosterops japonicus

Original description

Citation:
  Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1845

Reference:
   Fauna Japonica vol. 4, Aves

Protonym:
  Zosterops japonicus

Type locality:
  Japan; restricted to Decima, Nagasaki by Mees, 1957, Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. Leiden, no. 35, p. 99.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53188737

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D0E2DCAD8E465999

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D0E2DCAD

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D0E2DCAD

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179912

Geographic range:

  • Zosterops japonicus [japonicus or yesoensis]: southern Sakhalin, Japan, and the southern Korean Peninsula; partially migratory, withdrawing from Sakhalin and northern Japan in the nonbreeding season
  • Zosterops japonicus alani: Volcano Islands (Iwo Jima and Minami-iwo-Jima)
  • Zosterops japonicus daitoensis: Daito Islands (Philippine Sea)
  • Zosterops japonicus loochooensis: Iriomote (Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan)
  • Zosterops japonicus insularis: Ryukyu Islands (Tanegashima and Yakushima, southern Japan)
  • Zosterops japonicus stejnegeri: Izu Islands (southern Japan); introduced to Bonin Islands
  • Zosterops montanus montanus: montane Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi, and southern Moluccas
  • Zosterops montanus whiteheadi: northern Philippines (northern Luzon)
  • Zosterops montanus halconensis: Philippines (Mindoro)
  • Zosterops montanus pectoralis: Philippines (northern Negros)
  • Zosterops montanus diuatae: southern Philippines (northern Mindanao)
  • Zosterops montanus vulcani: southern Philippines (Mount Apo and Mount Katanglad on Mindanao)
  • Zosterops montanus parkesi: southwestern Philippines (Palawan)
  • Zosterops montanus obstinatus: montane Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan (west of Halmahera), and Obi (northern Moluccas) and Seram (southern Moluccas)
  • Zosterops montanus difficilis: southern Sumatra
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Warbling or Mountain White-eye
French:
Zostérops du Japon ou Z. montagnard

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Warbling or Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops [japonicus or montanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Warbling or Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops [japonicus or montanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Warbling or Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops [japonicus or montanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Warbling or Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops [japonicus or montanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Warbling or Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops [japonicus or montanus])
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mountain White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Warbling White-eye ( Zosterops japonicus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Zosterops [palpebrosus, everetti, japonicus s.l., chloris, citrinella]

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Belarusian: Японскі акулярнік
Bulgarian: Японска белоочка
Catalan: zostèrops del Japó
Czech: kruhoočko japonské
Welsh: Llygadwyn Japan
Danish: Japansk Brillefugl
German: Japanbrillenvogel
English: Japanese or Mountain White-eye, Mountain White-eye, Warbling or Mountain White-eye, Warbling White-eye
English, HBW: Warbling White-eye
English (IOC): Warbling White-eye
English (United States): Warbling White-eye
Esperanto: Japana blankokululo
Spanish: Anteojitos japonés
Spanish (Spain): Anteojitos japonés
Finnish: japaninrilli
French: Zostérops du Japon, Zostérops du Japon ou Z. montagnard
Frisian: Japanske brilfûgel
Irish: Bánsúileach Seapánach
Galician: Ollobranco xaponés
Croatian: japanska bjelooka
Hungarian: japán pápaszemesmadár
Icelandic: Japanseygla
Italian: Occhialino del Giappone, Occhialino giapponese
Japanese: メジロ
Korean: 동박새
Scientific: Zosterops [japonicus or montanus], Zosterops japonicus, Zosterops japonicus japonicus
Lithuanian: japoninis baltavokis
Latvian: Japānas baltactiņa
Dutch: Japanse Brilvogel, Zangbrilvogel
Norwegian: Hagebrillefugl
Polish: szlarnik japoński
Portuguese: olho-branco-do-japão
Portuguese (Portugal): olho-branco-japonês
Rhaeto-Romance: Utschè d’egliers giapunais
Romanian: Privighetoare-cu-ochi-alb japoneză
Russian: Японская белоглазка
Slovak: okánik japonský
Slovenian: Japonski očalar
Serbian: Japanska belooka
Swedish: japansk glasögonfågel, sångglasögonfågel
Thai: นกแว่นตาขาวหลังเขียว
Turkish: Japon akgözü, Japon gözlükçüsü
Ukrainian: окулярник японський
Chinese: 日本绣眼鸟, 暗绿绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 日菲繡眼, 暗綠繡眼〔綠繡眼〕

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