Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
English (United States) | Heuglin's White-eye |
French | Zostérops alticole |
German | Bergbrillenvogel |
Polish | szlarnik białooki |
Russian | Серобрюхая белоглазка |
Slovak | okánik ozdobný |
Spanish | Anteojitos Serrano Etíope |
Spanish (Spain) | Anteojitos serrano etíope |
Swedish | heuglinglasögonfågel |
Turkish | Dağ Gözlükçüsü |
Revision Notes
Natalia C. García revised the account. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media.
Zosterops poliogastrus von Heuglin, 1861
PROTONYM:
Zosterops poliogastra
von Heuglin, 1861. Ibis, p.357.
TYPE LOCALITY:
highlands of Abyssinia.
Definitions
- ZOSTEROPS
- zosterops
- poliogaster / poliogastra / poliogastris / poliogastrus
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Heuglin's White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus Scientific name definitions
Natalia C. García, Bas van Balen, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 2.0 — Published May 20, 2022
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References
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