Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Indian White-eye
The Indian White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) 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 palpebrosus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Indian White-eye
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Zosterops palpebrosus occidentis
- Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus
- Zosterops palpebrosus nilgiriensis
- Zosterops palpebrosus salimalii
- Zosterops palpebrosus egregius
- Zosterops palpebrosus siamensis
- Zosterops palpebrosus nicobaricus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia palpebrosa
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Bengal.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.49, vol.3 pl.293 fig.3 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
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
Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
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
Reunion Grey White-eye
Zosterops borbonicus
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