Green-backed White-eye
Zosterops xanthochroaGray, GR, 1859
English (US) Green-backed White-eye
The Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 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: New Caledonia, including Grande Terre and ÃŽle des Pins, and Mare (eastern Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Zosterops xanthochroa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-backed White-eye
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1859
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1859
- Type locality
- Nu (New Caledonia).
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.27, no.2 p.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Bridled White-eye
Zosterops conspicillatus
Citrine White-eye
Zosterops semperi
Plain White-eye
Zosterops hypolais
Louisiade White-eye
Zosterops griseotinctus
Kolombangara White-eye
Zosterops murphyi
Large Lifou White-eye
Zosterops inornatus
White-chested White-eye
Zosterops albogularis
Samoan White-eye
Zosterops samoensis
Robust White-eye
Zosterops strenuus
Slender-billed White-eye
Zosterops tenuirostris
Small Lifou White-eye
Zosterops minutus
Rennell White-eye
Zosterops rennellianus
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