Ethiopian White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
Natalia C. García, Bas van Balen, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 2.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сивокорема белоочка |
| Catalan | zosterop d'Etiòpia |
| Dutch | Heuglinbrilvogel |
| English | Ethiopian White-eye |
| English (United States) | Ethiopian White-eye |
| Estonian | mägismaa-prilliklind |
| French | Zostérops alticole |
| French (Canada) | Zostérops alticole |
| German | Bergbrillenvogel |
| Norwegian | bergbrillefugl |
| Polish | szlarnik białooki |
| Serbian | Istočna etiopska belooka |
| Slovak | okánik ozdobný |
| Spanish | Anteojitos Serrano Etíope |
| Spanish (Spain) | Anteojitos serrano etíope |
| Swedish | simenglasögonfågel |
| Turkish | Habeş Dağ Gözlükçüsü |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Maria G. Smith standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Nicholas D. Sly generated the distribution map.
Zosterops poliogastrus Heuglin, 1861
PROTONYM:
Zosterops poliogastra
Heuglin, 1861. Ibis, p.357.
TYPE LOCALITY:
highlands of Abyssinia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ZOSTEROPS
- zosterops
- poliogaster / poliogastra / poliogastris / poliogastrus
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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)
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Distribution of the Ethiopian White-eye
