Zosterops 58845 211505061 2008-05-10T18:36:03Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[de:Zosterops]] {{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 [[Category:Genera of birds]] [[Category:Zosterops|*]] [[de:Zosterops]] [[fr:Zosterops]] [[id:Zosterops]] [[pt:Zosterops]] [[simple:Zosterops]] [[fi:Rillit (suku)]]