Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,226 meters (0 to 4,022 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Sylvioidea
()
- Family:
Zosteropidae
()
- Genus:
Zosterops
()
- Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- Specific name:
japonicus
- Subspecies:
simplex
- Scientific name: - Zosterops japonicus simplex
- Subspecies:
simplex
- Specific name:
japonicus
- Genus:
Zosterops
(
- Family:
Zosteropidae
(
- Superfamily:
Sylvioidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Zosterops
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 132 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
Z. abyssinica (White-Breasted White-Eye) · Z. abyssinicus (White-Breasted White-Eye) · Z. abyssinicus abyssinicus (White-Breasted White-Eye) · Z. albogularis (White-Breasted Silvereye) · Z. anomala (Lemon-Throated White-Eye) · Z. anomalus (Lemon-Throated White-Eye) · Z. atricapilla (Black-Capped White-Eye) · Z. atricapillus (Black-Capped White-Eye) · Z. atriceps (Creamy-Throated White-Eye) · Z. atrifrons (Moluccan Black-Fronted White-Eye) · Z. atrifrons atrifrons (Moluccan Black-Fronted White-Eye) · Z. borbonica (Mascarene Grey White-Eye) · Z. borbonicus (Grey White-Eye) · Z. buruensis (Buru Island White-Eye) · Z. capensis (Cape White-Eye) · Z. ceylonensis (Large Sri Lanka White-Eye) · Z. chloris (Yellow-Bellied White-Eye) · Z. chloronothos (Mauritius Olive White-Eye) · Z. chloronothus (Mauritius Olive White-Eye) · Z. cinerea (Grey-Brown White-Eye) · Z. cinereus (Grey Brown White-Eye) · Z. citrinella (Ashy-Bellied White-Eye) · Z. citrinellus (Ashy-Bellied White-Eye) · Z. consobrinorum (Pale-Bellied White-Eye) · Z. conspicillata (Bridled White-Eye) · Z. conspicillata conspicillata (Bridled White-Eye) · Z. conspicillatus (Bridled White-Eye) · Z. conspicillatus conspicillatus (Bridled White-Eye) · Z. erythropleura (Chestnut-Flanked White-Eye) · Z. erythropleurus (Chestnut-Flanked White-Eye) · Z. everetti (Everett's White-Eye) · Z. explorator (Layard's White-Eye) · Z. ficedulina (Principe White-Eye) · Z. ficedulinus (S?o Tom? White-Eye) · Z. finschii (Dusky White-Eye) · Z. flava (Javan White-Eye) · Z. flavifrons (Yellow-Fronted White-Eye) · Z. flavifrons flavifrons (Yellow-Fronted White-Eye) · (Javan White-Eye) · Z. fuscicapilla (Yellow-Bellied Mountain White-Eye) · Z. fuscicapillus (Yellow-Bellied Mountain White-Eye) · Z. gibbsi (Vanikoro White-Eye) · Z. gouldi (Western Silver-Eye) · (Pearl-Bellied White-Eye) · Z. griseotincta (Rennell Island White-Eye) · Z. griseotinctus (Louisiades White-Eye) · Z. griseovirescens (Annobón White-Eye) · Z. hypolais (Plain White-Eye) · Z. hypoxanthus (Black-Headed White-Eye) · Z. inornata (Large Lifu White-Eye) · Z. inornatus (Large Lifou White-Eye) · Z. japonica (Japanese White-Eye) · Z. japonica japonica (Japanese White-Eye) · Z. japonicus (Japanese White-Eye) · Z. japonicus japonicus (Japanese White-Eye) · Z. kirki (Kirk's White-Eye) · (Ambon Yellow White-Eye) · Z. kulalensis (Kulal White-Eye) · Z. kulambangrae (Solomon Islands White-Eye) · Z. lateralis (Grey-Backed White-Eye) · Z. lateralis lateralis (Grey-Backed White-Eye) · Z. lutea (Australian Yellow White-Eye) · Z. luteirostris (Ganonga White-Eye) · Z. luteus (Australian Yellow White-Eye) · Z. luteus luteus (Australian Yellow White-Eye) · Z. maderaspatana (Madagascar White-Eye) · Z. maderaspatanus (Madagascar White-Eye) · Z. maderaspatanus maderaspatanus (Madagascar White-Eye) · Z. mayottensis (Chestnut-Sided White-Eye) · Z. meeki (Sudest White-Eye) · Z. metcalfii (Yellow-Throated White-Eye) · Z. meyeni (Philippine White-Eye) · Z. minor (New Guinea Black-Fronted White-Eye) · Z. minuta (Small Lifu White-Eye) · Z. minutus (Small Lifou White-Eye) · Z. modesta (Seychelles Brown White-Eye) · Z. modestus (Seychelles Grey White-Eye) · Z. montanus (Mountain White-Eye) · Z. mouroniensis (Mount Karthala White-Eye) · Z. murphyi (Kulambangra Mountain White-Eye) · Z. mysorensis (Biak White-Eye) · Z. natalis (Christmas Island White-Eye) · Z. nehrkorni (Sangihe White-Eye) · Z. nigrorum (Philippine Yellow White-Eye) · Z. novaeguineae (New Guinea Mountain White-Eye) · (Olive-Colored White-Eye) · Z. olivacea (Reunion Olive White-Eye) · Z. olivaceus (R?union Olive White-Eye) · Z. pallida (Cape White-Eye) · Z. pallidus (Orange River White-Eye) · Z. pallidus pallidus (Orange River White-Eye) · Z. palpebrosa (Oriental White-Eye) · Z. palpebrosa palpebrosa (Oriental White-Eye) · Z. palpebrosus (Oriental White-Eye) · Z. palpebrosus palpebrosus (Oriental White-Eye) · Z. poliogaster (Kikuyu White-Eye) · Z. poliogaster poliogaster (Broad-Ringed White-Eye) · Z. poliogastrus (Broad Ringed White-Eye) · Z. rendovae (Solomon Islands White-Eye) · Z. rendovae rendovae (Solomon Islands White-Eye)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1711348
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2535737
Footnotes
- Mean = 762.000 meters (2,500.000 feet), Standard Deviation = 436.260 based on 30 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
