Mountain Blackeye
Zosterops emiliae(Sharpe, RB, 1888)
English (US) Mountain Blackeye
The Mountain Blackeye (Zosterops emiliae) 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 emiliae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Blackeye
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1888)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Zosterops emiliae emiliae
- Zosterops emiliae trinitae
- Zosterops emiliae fusciceps
- Zosterops emiliae moultoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chlorocharis emiliae
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1888)
- Type locality
- Kinabalu, Borneo.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.6, no.24 p.392
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Yellowish White-eye
Zosterops nigrorum
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Pale White-eye
Zosterops flavilateralis
Mbulu White-eye
Zosterops mbuluensis
Chestnut-flanked White-eye
Zosterops erythropleurus
Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex
Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
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
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