Zosterops
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Zosterops olivaceus
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “belt, girdle”) + ὄψ (óps, “eye, face”)
Proper noun
Zosterops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Zosteropidae – the white-eyes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Sylvioidea – superfamily; Zosteropidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Zosterops olivaceus – type species; Zosterops abyssinicus, Zosterops albogularis, Zosterops aldabrensis, Zosterops anderssoni, Zosterops anjuanensis, Zosterops anomalus, Zosterops atricapilla, Zosterops atriceps, Zosterops atrifrons, Zosterops auriventer, Zosterops borbonicus, Zosterops brunneus, Zosterops buruensis, Zosterops ceylonensis, Zosterops chloris, Zosterops chloronothos, Zosterops chrysolaemus, Zosterops cinereus, Zosterops citrinella, Zosterops comorensis, Zosterops consobrinorum, Zosterops conspicillatus, Zosterops crookshanki, Zosterops dehaani, Zosterops emiliae, Zosterops erythropleurus, Zosterops eurycricotus, Zosterops everetti, Zosterops explorator, Zosterops feae, Zosterops ficedulinus, Zosterops finschii, Zosterops flavifrons, Zosterops flavilateralis, Zosterops flavissimus, Zosterops flavus, Zosterops fuscicapilla, Zosterops gibbsi, Zosterops grayi, Zosterops griseotinctus, Zosterops griseovirescens, Zosterops hamlini, Zosterops hypolais, Zosterops hypoxanthus, Zosterops inornatus, Zosterops japonicus, Zosterops kikuyuensis, Zosterops kirki, Zosterops kuehni, Zosterops kulambangrae, Zosterops lacertosus, Zosterops lateralis, Zosterops leucophaeus, Zosterops lugubris, Zosterops luteirostris, Zosterops luteus, Zosterops maderaspatanus, Zosterops mauritianus, Zosterops mayottensis, Zosterops mbuluensis, Zosterops meeki, Zosterops melanocephalus, Zosterops melanurus, Zosterops meratusensis, Zosterops metcalfii, Zosterops meyeni, Zosterops minor, Zosterops minutus, Zosterops modestus, Zosterops mouroniensis, Zosterops murphyi, Zosterops mysorensis, Zosterops natalis, Zosterops nehrkorni, Zosterops nigrorum, Zosterops novaeguineae, Zosterops oblitus, Zosterops oleagineus, Zosterops pallidus, Zosterops palpebrosus, Zosterops paruhbesar, Zosterops poliogastrus, Zosterops ponapensis, Zosterops rendovae, Zosterops rennellianus, Zosterops rotensis, Zosterops samoensis, Zosterops sanctaecrusis, †Zosterops semiflavus, Zosterops semperi, Zosterops senegalensis, Zosterops silvanus, Zosterops simplex, Zosterops socotranus, Zosterops somadikartai, Zosterops splendidus, Zosterops stalkeri, Zosterops stenocricotus, †Zosterops strenuus, Zosterops stresemanni, Zosterops stuhlmanni, Zosterops superciliosus, Zosterops tenuirostris, Zosterops tetiparius, Zosterops uropygialis, Zosterops vaughani, Zosterops vellalavella, Zosterops virens, Zosterops winifredae, Zosterops xanthochroa – other species
References
Zosterops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Zosterops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Zosterops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
