Passeriformes / Zosteropidae / Zosterops
Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex · 暗绿绣眼鸟
Introduction
A bird species in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. It is found in eastern China, Taiwan, north Vietnam, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo, with introduced populations in Southern California. Previously considered a subspecies group of the Japanese white-eye, it was elevated to full species status based on a 2018 molecular phylogenetic study.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in eastern China, Taiwan, north Vietnam, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Populations have been introduced to Southern California. Five subspecies are recognized: Z. s. simplex in eastern China, Taiwan, and extreme northeast Vietnam; Z. s. hainanus in Hainan; Z. s. erwini in the coastal Thai-Malay Peninsula, lowland Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bangka Island, Natuna Islands, and lowland west Borneo; Z. s. williamsoni in the Gulf of Thailand coast and west Cambodia; and Z. s. salvadorii in Enggano Island.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Zosterops
Vocalizations
Subspecies (5)
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Zosterops simplex erwini
coastal forest of western and southeastern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, the Riau, Bangka, and Natuna islands; population of coastal western Borneo provisionally assigned here, but possibly a distinct taxon
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
