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Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeni
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Hume's White-eyeZosterops auriventer
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Morrison's FulvettaAlcippe morrisonia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 67,346 |
|---|---|
| California | 67,321 |
| China | 4,593 |
| Taiwan | 2,229 |
| Taiwan Province | 2,141 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 1,157 |
| Taipei | 499 |
| Singapore | 425 |
| Guangzhou Province | 321 |
| Zhejiang Province | 255 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies · Zosteropidae |
| Genus | Typical White-eyes · Zosterops |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Swinhoe's White-eye with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.