Zosterornis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Scotokaryota
Cladus: Podiata
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Cladus: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Subclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Cladus: Neornithes
Infraclassis: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerides
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea

Familia: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterornis
Species: Z. hypogrammicus – Z. latistriatus – Z. nigrorum – Z. striatus – Z. whiteheadi
Name

Zosterornis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894

Typus: Zosterornis whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1894

References
Primary references

Ogilvie-Grant, W.R. 1894. Descriptions of new species of Philippine birds, from the mountains of northern Luzon, collection of Mr. Whitehead. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 3 no. 19: 49–51 BHL Reference page. p. 50

Additional references

Gonzales, P.C. & Kennedy, R.S. 1990. A new species of Stachyris babbler (Aves: Timaliidae) from the island of Panay, Philippines. The Wilson Bulletin 102 (3): 367–379. PDFReference page.
Cibois, A., Kalyakin, M. V., Han, L.-X. & Pasquet E. 2002. Molecular phylogenetics of babblers (Timaliidae): revaluation of the genera Yuhina and Stachyris. Journal Of Avian Biology 33: 380–390. DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.02882.x Full article (PDF)Reference page.
Zhang, S., Yang, L., Yang, X., and J. Yang. 2007. Molecular phylogeny of the yuhinas (Sylviidae: Yuhina): a paraphyletic group of babblers including Zosterops and Philippine Stachyris. Journal of Ornithology, 148: 417–426. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0150-4
Gelang, M.; Cibois, A.; Pasquet, E.; Olsson, U.; Alström, P.; Ericson, P.G.P. 2009. Phylogeny of babblers (Aves, Passeriformes): major lineages, family limits and classification. Zoologica scripta 38: 225–236. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00374.x PDF Reference page.
Moyle R.G.; Filardi, C.E.; Smith, C.E.; & Diamond, J.M. 2009. Explosive Pleistocene diversification and hemispheric expansion of a "great speciator". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/PNAS 106: 1863–1868. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809861105 Open access Reference page.

Zosterornis is a genus of passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. The five species in the genus are endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy

The genus Zosterornis was introduced in 1894 by the Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant to accommodate his newly described species, the chestnut-faced babbler, which thus becomes the type species.[1][2] The name combines the Ancient Greek zōstēr meaning "belt" with ornis meaning "bird".[3]

These species were formerly included in the genus Stachyris in the Old World babblers family Timaliidae.[4] They were moved to their own genus Zosterornis in the white-eye family Zosteropidae based on molecular phylogenetic studies published in the first decade of the 21st century.[5][6]

The genus contains the following five species:[7]

Chestnut-faced babbler, Zosterornis whiteheadi
Luzon striped babbler, Zosterornis striatus
Panay striped babbler, Zosterornis latistriatus
Negros striped babbler, Zosterornis nigrorum
Palawan striped babbler, Zosterornis hypogrammicus

References

Ogilvie-Grant (1894). "Descriptions of new species of Philippine birds". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 3 (19): 49–51 [50].
Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 517. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Mayr, Ernst; Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, eds. (1964). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 302.
Cibois, A.; Kalyakin, M.V.; Lian-Xian, H.; Pasquet, E. (2002). "Molecular phylogenetics of babblers (Timaliidae): revaluation of the genera Yuhina and Stachyris". Journal of Avian Biology. 33 (4): 380–390. doi:10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.02882.x.
Zhang, S.; Yang, L.; Yang, X.; Yang, J. (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the yuhinas (Sylviidae: Yuhina): a paraphyletic group of babblers including Zosterops and Philippine Stachyris". Journal of Ornithology. 148 (4): 417–426. Bibcode:2007JOrni.148..417Z. doi:10.1007/s10336-007-0150-4.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 September 2022.