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• Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata
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• Superclass Gnathostomata
• Class Sarcopterygii
• Class Reptilia
• Class Aves
• Subclass Neognathae
• Infraclass Neoaves
• Order Passeriformes
• Family Zosteropidae
• Genus Zosterops

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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    Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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      Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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        Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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          Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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            Craniata (craniates)
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              Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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                Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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                  Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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                    Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
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                      Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
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                        Amniota (amniotes)
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                          Class Reptilia
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                            Class Aves (birds)
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                              Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
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                                Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
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                                  Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
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                                    Passerida
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                                      Sylvoidea (Old World warblers and relatives)
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                                        Family Zosteropidae (white-eyes)
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                                          Genus Zosterops (lesser white-eyes)
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                                            Species Zosterops abyssinicus (Abyssinian white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops albogularis (white-chested white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops anomalus (lemon-throated white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops atricapilla (black-capped white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops atriceps (cream-throated white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops atrifrons (black-crowned white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops borbonicus (Mascarene grey white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops buruensis (Buru white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops ceylonensis (Sri Lanka white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops chloris (lemon-bellied white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops chloronothos (Mauritius olive white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops cinereus (grey white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops citrinella (ashy-bellied white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops consobrinorum (pale-bellied white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops conspicillatus (Marianas bridled white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops erythropleurus (chestnut-flanked white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops everetti (Everett's white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops explorator (Layard's white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops ficedulinus (Principe white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops flavifrons (yellow-fronted white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops flavus (Javan white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops fuscicapilla (capped white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops grayi (pearl-bellied white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops griseotinctus (Louisiade white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops griseovirescens (Annobon white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops hypolais (Yap white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops hypoxanthus (Bismarck white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops inornatus (large lifu white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops japonicus (Japanese white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops kuehni (Ambon white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops kulambangrae (Solomon Islands white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops lateralis (silver-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops luteirostris (splendid white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops luteus (Australian yellow white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops maderaspatanus (Madagascan white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops mayottensis (chestnut-sided white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops meeki (white-throated white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops metcalfii (yellow-throated white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops meyeni (lowland white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops minor (black-fronted white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops minutus (small lifu white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops modestus (Seychelles grey white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops montanus (mountain white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops mouroniensis (Grand Comore white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops murphyi (hermit white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops mysorensis (Biak white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops natalis (Christmas Island white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops nehrkorni (Sangihe white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops nigrorum (yellowish white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops novaeguineae (New Guinea white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops olivaceus (Reunion olive white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops pallidus (Cape white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops palpebrosus (Oriental white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops poliogastrus (broad-ringed white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops rennellianus (Rennell Island white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops rotensis (Rota bridled white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops salvadorii (Enggano white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops samoensis (Samoan white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops sanctaecrucis (Santa Cruz white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops semperi (Carolines white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops senegalensis (African yellow white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops stalkeri (Seram white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops stresemanni (Malaita white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops tenuirostris (slender-billed white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops ugiensis (grey-throated white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops uropygialis (golden-bellied white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops vaughani (Pemba white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops vellalavella (banded white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops wallacei (yellow-spectacled white-eye)
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                                            Species Zosterops xanthochroa (green-backed white-eye)

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.

Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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