Rota White-eye Zosterops rotensis Scientific name definitions
- CR Critically Endangered
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Robert J. Craig and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published March 1, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Ротайска белоочка |
| Catalan | zosterop de l'illa de Rota |
| Croatian | marijanska bjelooka |
| Dutch | Rotabrilvogel |
| English | Rota White-eye |
| English (United States) | Rota White-eye |
| Estonian | rota prilliklind |
| French | Zostérops de Rota |
| French (Canada) | Zostérops de Rota |
| German | Rotabrillenvogel |
| Japanese | ロタメジロ |
| Norwegian | rotabrillefugl |
| Polish | szlarnik żółtawy |
| Russian | Ротанская белоглазка |
| Serbian | Belooka sa ostrva Rota |
| Slovak | okánik jantárový |
| Spanish | Anteojitos de la Rota |
| Spanish (Spain) | Anteojitos de la Rota |
| Swedish | rotaglasögonfågel |
| Turkish | Rota Gözlükçüsü |
| Ukrainian | Окулярник ротійський |
Revision Notes
Robert J. Craig revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Robin K. Murie copy edited the draft. Huy C. Truong generated the map.
Zosterops rotensis Taka-Tsukasa & Yamashina, 1931
PROTONYM:
Zosterops semperi rotensis
Taka-Tsukasa & Yamashina, 1931. Dobutsugaku Zasshi 43, p.486.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rota.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ZOSTEROPS
- zosterops
- rotensis
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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 Rota White-eye
Map last updated 28 February 2024.
