Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplexSwinhoe, R, 1861
English (US) Swinhoe's White-eye
The Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) 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 simplex
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swinhoe's White-eye
- Described by
- Swinhoe, R, 1861
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Zosterops simplex simplex
- Zosterops simplex hainanus
- Zosterops simplex erwini
- Zosterops simplex williamsoni
- Zosterops simplex salvadorii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Z[osterops] simplex
- Described by
- Swinhoe, R, 1861
- Type locality
- southern China ; restricted to Hong Kong by Mees, 1957, Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist. Leiden, no. 35, p. 120.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.3, no.12 p.331,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
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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
Mountain Blackeye
Zosterops emiliae
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
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