Yellow-throated White-eye
Zosterops metcalfiiTristram, HB, 1894
English (US) Yellow-throated White-eye
The Yellow-throated White-eye (Zosterops metcalfii) 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 metcalfii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-throated White-eye
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1894
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Zosterops metcalfii exiguus
- Zosterops metcalfii metcalfii
- Zosterops metcalfii floridanus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1894
- Type locality
- Bugotu [= Ysabel] , Solomons.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.6, no.21 p.29 pl.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-brown White-eye
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Kosrae White-eye
Zosterops cinereus
Rota White-eye
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Zosterops stresemanni
Papuan White-eye
Zosterops novaeguineae
Ambon White-eye
Zosterops kuehni
Kai Besar White-eye
Zosterops grayi
Gizo White-eye
Zosterops luteirostris
Kai Kecil White-eye
Zosterops uropygialis
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