Species profile

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

Quick answer

TYPE MATERIAL: We can find no indication in Sundevall’s original description text that he had more than a single specimen at hand, but according to his acquisition catalogue he apparently had three available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 35) refers to NRM 568713 [6678] as a “ type ”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 5 August 1843 north of the Vaal River. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 555448 [6679], a study skin of an adult female collected 5 August 1843 north of the Vaal River; and a specimen [6677] of unknown sex and only noted as “ Caffr. Inf. ” sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB database). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: North of Vaal River, North West Province.

Scientific name
Zosterops lateralis
Family
Zosteropidae
Order
Passeriformes
Genus
Zosterops
Conservation status
Least Concern

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