Zosterops
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Zosterops''
| image = Zosterops japonicus 03.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = [[Japanese White-eye]]<br/>''Zosterops japonicus''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Aves]]
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
| familia = [[Zosteropidae]] <small>(disputed)</small>
| genus = '''''Zosterops'''''
| genus_authority = [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]] & [[Thomas Horsfield|Horsfield]], [[1827]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
Some 75, see text.
}}
'''''Zosterops''''' is a [[genus]] of [[bird]]s containing the '''typical white-eyes'''. They are traditionally placed in the [[white-eye]] [[family (biology)|family]] Zosteropidae which may actually be a part of the [[Timaliidae]] however (Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006).
This genus has the highest number of [[species]] among the white-eyes by far. They occur in the [[Afrotropic]] [[ecoregion]], the [[Indomalaya]] zone, and the [[Australasia ecozone]]. Typical white-eyes can reach a length between 8 and 15 cm. Their most characteristic feature is the conspicuous white feather ring around the eyes, though some species lack it.
==Systematics==
A review of new [[DNA sequence]] data (Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006) suggests that the genus might not be [[monophyletic]]. Few species have been researched however, with the highest density of sampled [[taxa]] being from [[Micronesia]]. There, it appears, a more distinct eastern lineage and a western one closer to [[East Asia]]n species occur. The relationships of the former to the ''[[Rukia (bird)|Rukia]]'' white-eyes need investigation. Also, the [[Cape White-eye]] seems to stand apart from the rest but this is by no means certain.
* [[African Yellow White-eye]], ''Zosterops senegalensis''
** Cameroon Green White-eye, ''Zosterops (senegalensis) stenocricotus''
** Kirk's White-eye, ''Zosterops (senegalensis) kirki''
* [[Pemba White-eye]], ''Zosterops vaughani''
* [[Chestnut-sided White-eye]], ''Zosterops mayottensis''
** [[Seychelles Chestnut-sided White-eye|Seychelles (Chestnut-sided) White-eye]], ''Zosterops (mayottensis) semiflava'' - [[extinct]] (late 19th century)
* [[Montane White-eye|Montane (Broad-ringed) White-eye]], ''Zosterops poliogastrus'' - formerly ''poliogaster''
** Kulal White-eye, ''Zosterops (poliogastrus) kulalensis''
** Taita White-eye, ''Zosterops (poliogastrus) silvanus''
** South Pare White-eye, ''Zosterops (poliogastrus) winifredae''
** Kikuyu White-eye, ''Zosterops (poliogastrus) kikuyuensis''.
* [[White-breasted White-eye]], ''Zosterops abyssinicus''
* [[Cape White-eye]], ''Zosterops pallidus''
** Orange River White-eye, ''Zosterops (pallidus) pallidus''
* [[Madagascar White-eye]], ''Zosterops maderaspatanus''<!-- AtollResBull176 BirdConservInt13:151 -->
* [[Mount Karthala White-eye]], ''Zosterops mouroniensis''
* [[Sao Tome White-eye]], ''Zosterops ficedulinus''
* [[Annobon White-eye]], ''Zosterops griseovirescens''
* [[Mascarene White-eye]], ''Zosterops borbonicus''
** Réunion Grey White-eye, ''Zosterops (borbonicus) borbonicus''
** Mauritius Grey White-eye, ''Zosterops (borbonicus) mauritianus''
* [[Reunion White-eye]], ''Zosterops olivaceus''
* [[Mauritius Olive White-eye]], ''Zosterops chloronothos''
* [[Seychelles White-eye]], ''Zosterops modestus''
* [[Sri Lanka White-eye]], ''Zosterops ceylonensis''
* [[Chestnut-flanked White-eye]], ''Zosterops erythropleurus''
* [[Oriental White-eye]], ''Zosterops palpebrosus''
* [[Japanese White-eye]], ''Zosterops japonicus''
**Borodino Islands White-Eye, ''Zosterops japonicus daitoensis''
* [[Lowland White-eye]], ''Zosterops meyeni''
* [[Enggano White-eye]], ''Zosterops salvadorii''
* [[Bridled White-eye]], ''Zosterops conspicillatus'' - possibly [[polyphyletic|poly]]- or [[paraphyletic]]
** Guam Bridled White-eye, ''Zosterops (conspicillatus) conspicillatus'' - [[extinct]] (1983)
* [[Rota Bridled White-eye]], ''Zosterops rotensis'' - recently split from ''Z. conspicillatus''<!-- BirdConserv.Res.Contrib.01:001 -->
* [[Plain White-eye]], ''Zosterops hypolais''
* [[Caroline Islands White-eye]], ''Zosterops semperi''
* [[Black-capped White-eye]], ''Zosterops atricapilla'' - formerly ''atricapillus''
* [[Everett's White-eye]], ''Zosterops everetti''
* [[Yellowish White-eye]], ''Zosterops nigrorum''
* [[Mountain White-eye]], ''Zosterops montanus''
* [[Christmas Island White-eye]], ''Zosterops natalis''
* [[Javan White-eye]], ''Zosterops flavus''
* [[Yellow-bellied White-eye]], ''Zosterops chloris''
* [[Ashy-bellied White-eye]], ''Zosterops citrinella'' - formerly ''citrinellus''
* [[Pearl-bellied White-eye]], ''Zosterops grayi''
* [[Golden-bellied White-eye]], ''Zosterops uropygialis''
* [[Sulawesi White-eye]], ''Zosterops consobrinorum''
* [[Black-ringed White-eye]], ''Zosterops anomalus''
* [[Yellow-spectacled White-eye]], ''Zosterops wallacei''
* [[Black-crowned White-eye]], ''Zosterops atrifrons''
* [[Sangihe White-eye]], ''Zosterops nehrkorni''
* [[Seram White-eye]], ''Zosterops stalkeri''
* [[Creamy-throated White-eye]], ''Zosterops atriceps''
* [[Black-fronted White-eye]], ''Zosterops minor''
* [[White-throated White-eye]], ''Zosterops meeki''
* [[Black-headed White-eye]], ''Zosterops hypoxanthus''
* [[Biak White-eye]], ''Zosterops mysorensis''
* [[Capped White-eye]], ''Zosterops fuscicapilla'' - formerly ''fuscicapillus''
* [[Buru Yellow White-eye]], ''Zosterops buruensis''
* [[Ambon Yellow White-eye]], ''Zosterops kuehni''
* [[New Guinea White-eye]], ''Zosterops novaeguineae''
* [[Australian Yellow White-eye]], ''Zosterops luteus''
* [[Louisiade White-eye]], ''Zosterops griseotinctus''
* [[Rennell White-eye]], ''Zosterops rennellianus''
* [[Banded White-eye]], ''Zosterops vellalavella''
* [[Ganongga White-eye]], ''Zosterops splendidus''
* [[Splendid White-eye]], ''Zosterops luteirostris''
* [[Solomon Islands White-eye]], ''Zosterops kulambangrae''
* [[Kulambangra White-eye]], ''Zosterops murphyi''
* [[Yellow-throated White-eye]], ''Zosterops metcalfii''<!-- Auk118:472 -->
* [[Grey-throated White-eye]], ''Zosterops rendovae''
* [[Malaita White-eye]], ''Zosterops stresemanni''
* [[Santa Cruz White-eye]], ''Zosterops santaecrucis''
* [[Silvereye]], ''Zosterops lateralis''
** [[Lord Howe Silvereye]], ''Zosterops (lateralis) tephropleurus'' - formerly ''tephropleurus''
* [[Lord Howe White-eye]], ''Zosterops strenuus'' - formerly ''strenua''; [[extinct]] (c.1918)
* [[Slender-billed White-eye]], ''Zosterops tenuirostris''
* [[White-chested White-eye]], ''Zosterops albogularis''
* [[Large Lifou White-eye]], ''Zosterops inornatus''
* [[Layard's White-eye]], ''Zosterops explorator''
* [[Yellow-fronted White-eye]], ''Zosterops flavifrons''
* [[Green-backed White-eye]], ''Zosterops xanthochroa'' - formerly ''xanthochrous''
* [[Small Lifou White-eye]], ''Zosterops minutus''
* [[Samoan White-eye]], ''Zosterops samoensis''<!-- BirdConserv.Res.Contrib.01:001 -->
* [[Dusky White-eye]], ''Zosterops finschii''
* [[Grey-brown White-eye]], ''Zosterops cinereus''
* [[Yap Olive White-eye]], ''Zosterops oleagineus'' - sometimes placed in ''Rukia'' (as ''R. oleaginea'')
* [[Togian White-eye]], ''Zosterops somadikartai'' - described in 2008
* [[Wangi Wangi White-eye]] ''Zosterops sp. nov.'' - discovered in 2003
==References==
* '''Jønsson''', Knud A. & '''Fjeldså''', Jon (2006): A phylogenetic supertree of oscine passerine birds (Aves: Passeri). ''[[Zoologica Scripta|Zool. Scripta]]'' '''35'''(2): 149–186. <small>{{doi|:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00221.x}}</small> (HTML abstract)
==External links==
*[http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=170 Zosterops videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
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