Reunion Grey White-eye
Zosterops borbonicus(Pennant, T, 1781)
English (US) Reunion Gray White-eye
UK name: Reunion Grey White-eye
The Reunion Grey White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Zosterops borbonicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Reunion Gray White-eye
- English (UK)
- Reunion Grey White-eye
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1781)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Zosterops borbonicus alopekion
- Zosterops borbonicus borbonicus
- Zosterops borbonicus xerophilus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla borbonica
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1781)
- Type locality
- Réunion (Based on Brisson III p. 510 pl. 28 fig. 3)
- Original description
- Indische Zoologie oder systematischer Beschreibungen seltener und unbekannter Thiere aus Indien (etc.) p.41
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Lowland White-eye
Zosterops meyeni
Marianne White-eye
Zosterops semiflavus
Karthala White-eye
Zosterops mouroniensis
Reunion Olive White-eye
Zosterops olivaceus
Mauritius Olive White-eye
Zosterops chloronothos
Mauritius Grey White-eye
Zosterops mauritianus
Abyssinian White-eye
Zosterops abyssinicus
Socotra White-eye
Zosterops socotranus
Mount Cameroon Speirops
Zosterops melanocephalus
Forest White-eye
Zosterops stenocricotus
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
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