Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicusTemminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845
English (US) Warbling White-eye
The Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) 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 japonicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Warbling White-eye
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 15 subspecies for this species.
- Zosterops japonicus japonicus
- Zosterops japonicus stejnegeri
- Zosterops japonicus alani
- Zosterops japonicus insularis
- Zosterops japonicus loochooensis
- Zosterops japonicus daitoensis
- Zosterops japonicus obstinatus
- Zosterops japonicus montanus
- Zosterops japonicus difficilis
- Zosterops japonicus parkesi
- Zosterops japonicus whiteheadi
- Zosterops japonicus diuatae
- Zosterops japonicus vulcani
- Zosterops japonicus pectoralis
- Zosterops japonicus halconensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1845
- Type locality
- Japan; restricted to Decima, Nagasaki by Mees, 1957, Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. Leiden, no. 35, p. 99.
- Original description
- Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves p.57 pl.22 sP
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
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
Mountain Blackeye
Zosterops emiliae
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
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