Hume's White-eye

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Hume's White-eye (<em>Zosterops auriventer</em>) is a species of White-eyes (<em>Zosteropidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Hume's White-eye (Zosterops auriventer) is a species of White-eyes (Zosteropidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Zosterops; binomial: Zosterops auriventer; authority: Hume, 1878.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Z. auriventer is redefined as an upland species related to Z. everetti not Z. palpebrosus (Wells 2017). The name auriventer is the senior name available for mainland Asian populations named Hume’s White-eye.

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