Moheli White-eye Zosterops comorensis Scientific name definitions
- Names (16)
- Monotypic
Guy M. Kirwan and Bas van Balen
Version: 2.0 — Published February 5, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Zosterops comorensis |
English | Moheli White-eye |
English (United States) | Moheli White-eye |
French | Zostérops de Mohéli |
French (France) | Zostérops de Mohéli |
German | Mohélibrillenvogel |
Japanese | モヘリメジロ |
Norwegian | mohélibrillefugl |
Polish | szlarnik komorski |
Serbian | Moheli belooka |
Slovak | okánik mohélijský |
Spanish | Anteojitos de Moheli |
Spanish (Spain) | Anteojitos de Moheli |
Swedish | madagaskarglasögonfågel (comorensis) |
Turkish | Moheli Gözlükçüsü |
Ukrainian | Окулярник могелійський |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan resolved taxonomic mismatch between HBW's taxonomy and Clements taxonomy and reviewed/updated all sections with text, when possible.
Zosterops comorensis Shelley, 1900
PROTONYM:
Zosterops comorensis
Shelley, 1900. Birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian Region 3, p. 196.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Grand Comoro Island ; error for Moheli Island (fide Benson, 1960, Ibis, 103b, p. 90).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ZOSTEROPS
- zosterops
- comorensis / comoroensis
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