Wildlifeof China
Swinhoe's White-Eye
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Zosterops simplex
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Range
Eastern China, Taiwan, northern Vietnam, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Swinhoe's white-eye is a member of the white-eye family found naturally from eastern China and Taiwan through northern Vietnam and the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo. It was formerly treated as part of the Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus, but molecular evidence led to its recognition as a separate species. The exact scientific name Zosterops simplex was originally introduced by Robert Swinhoe in 1861. (Wikipedia, general species account)
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- Where is the Swinhoe's White-Eye found?
- Eastern China, Taiwan, northern Vietnam, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo