Cape White-eye Zosterops virens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 27, 2019
Text last updated September 27, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaapse Glasogie |
| Bulgarian | Капска белоочка |
| Catalan | zosterop del Cap |
| Croatian | kapska bjelooka |
| Dutch | Kaapse brilvogel |
| English | Cape White-eye |
| English (United States) | Cape White-eye |
| French | Zostérops du Cap |
| French (Canada) | Zostérops du Cap |
| German | Kapbrillenvogel |
| Icelandic | Föleygla |
| Japanese | ケープメジロ |
| Norwegian | kappbrillefugl |
| Polish | szlarnik przylądkowy |
| Russian | Капская белоглазка |
| Serbian | Kapska belooka |
| Slovak | okánik kapský |
| Spanish | Anteojitos de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Anteojitos de El Cabo |
| Swedish | kapglasögonfågel |
| Turkish | Kap Gözlükçüsü |
| Ukrainian | Окулярник капський |
| Zulu | umehlwanoluhlaza |
Zosterops virens Sundevall, 1850
PROTONYM:
Zosterops virens
Sundevall, 1850. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 26["1869"], 7, p. 101.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Caffraria [type in Stockholm Museum from Port Natal (= Durban) ] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ZOSTEROPS
- zosterops
- virens
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape White-eye
