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Orange River White-eye

Zosterops pallidusSwainson, WJ, 1838

English (US) Orange River White-eye

The Orange River White-eye (Zosterops pallidus) 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.

Range: Namibia and northern South Africa (Northern Cape, North West, and Free State)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Zosterops pallidus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Orange River White-eye
Described by
Swainson, WJ, 1838

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Zosterops pallida
Described by
Swainson, WJ, 1838
Type locality
South Africa; restricted to 10 miles east of Prieska, Cape Province, by Grant and Mackworth-Praed, 1957, Ostrich, 28, p. 174.
Original description
Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.294

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 147 species of the family Zosteropidae