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Zosterops is a genus of birds within the family Zosteropidae. It belongs to the order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Vigors & Horsfield, with citations appearing in 1826 and 1827. Its taxonomic status is accepted.
Specimen records for this genus are held by institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ROM, WFVZ, YPM, and USNM. These records originate from countries such as Comoros, Philippines, Madagascar, Laos, and the United States. The genus has 3,241,307 occurrences and 1,701 records, including 863 media items.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyZosteropidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,701
- With media
- 863
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ROM, WFVZ, YPM, USNM
- Recorded in
- Comoros, Philippines, Madagascar, Laos, United States, Indonesia, Japan, Papua, New Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Zosteropidae
- Image
- Japanese white-eye at Tennōji Park in Osaka, January 2016 II.jpg
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- Commons gallery
- Zosterops
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Zosterops
- Commons category
- Zosterops
- topic's main category
- Category:Zosterops
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon author citation
- Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Sources (2)
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Article · Español
Zosterops es un género de aves denominados anteojitos u ojiblancos, colocado tradicionalmente en la familia Zosteropidae. Es el género con mayor número de especies de su familia. Sus miembros se encuentran en las regiones afrotropical, indomalaya y Australasia. Los anteojitos típicos miden entre los 8 y 15 cm. Su principal característica es su llamativo anillo ocular de pequeñas plumas alrededor del ojo, aunque algunas especies carecen de él. Entre las especies del grupo hay variaciones respecto a las adaptaciones estructurales de la lengua.
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