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Zosterops

  • Chestnut-Flanked White-eye

    Chestnut-flanked white-eye 
    (Vành khuyên sườn hung, Zosterops erythropleurus)

    The chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) is a bird in the family Zosteropidae. 


    The name Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
    erythropleurus from Greek: erythro-: red; pleura: rib, side.

  • Indian White-eye

    Indian white-eye 
    (Vành khuyên họng vàng, Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye

    The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small species of passerine bird in the white-eye family.


    The name Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
    palpebrosus being Neo-Latin for "having prominent eyelids", from the Latin palpebrae "eyelids": palpebra meaning "eyelid" and osus meaning "full of".

  • Swinhoe's White-eye

    Swinhoe's white-eye 
    (Zosterops simplex)

    Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

    Compare Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) vs Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus):
    Swinhoe's White-eye: more sharp-looking;
    Warbling White-eye: less defined colors.


    The name Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
    simplex Latin simplex simple, plain.

  • Warbling White-Eye

    Warbling White-Eye, also known as the Japanese white-eye and mountain white-eye
    (Vành Nhật Bản, Zosterops japonicus)

    The warbling white-eye is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. 


    The genus name Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".

  • Zosterops

    Zosterops (meaning "eye-girdle") is a genus of passerine birds containing the typical white-eyes in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
    The name combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".

    1/ Indian white-eye (Vành khuyên họng vàng, Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye
    palpebrosus being Neo-Latin for "having prominent eyelids", from the Latin palpebrae "eyelids": palpebra meaning "eyelid" and osus meaning "full of".

    2/ Chestnut-flanked white-eye (Vành khuyên sườn hung, Zosterops erythropleurus)
    erythropleurus from Greek: erythro-: red; pleura: rib, side.

    3/ Warbling white-eye (Vành Nhật Bản, Zosterops japonicus), also known as the Japanese white-eye and mountain white-eye

    4/ Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex)

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