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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Other related concepts

• Zosterops [japonicus or simplex] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

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, japania zosteropo
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〕