Zosteropidae

Speirops melanocephalus Photo by Morten Venaas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Mount Cameroon speirops (en); olho-branco-dos-Camarões (pt); zostérops du Cameroun (fr); anteojitos del Camerún (es); Kamerunbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to the slopes of Mount Cameroon, in south-western Cameroon.Size:These birds are 13 cm long and weigh 9-12,5 g.Habitat:The Mount Cameroon speirops in mostly found…

Zosterops atricapilla Photo by Lip Kee Yap (Wikipedia) Common name:black-capped white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-barrete-preto (pt); zostérops à calotte noire (fr); anteojitos capirotado (es); schwarzstirn-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Zosteropidae Range:This species is found along the mountains of western Sumatra and in central and north-eastern Borneo, both in Indonesia and Malaysia.Size:These birds are 9,5-10 cm long and weigh 8,5-11…

Heleia crassirostris Photo by Oleg Chernyshov (Flickr) Common name:thick-billed white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-bico-grosso (pt); zostérops à bec fort (fr); anteojitos picogordo (es); nacktaugen-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to Indonesia, only being found in the islands of Flores and Sumbawa.Size:These birds are 13-13,5 cm long.Habitat:The thick-billed white-eye is mostly found in lowland rainforests, but also…

Oculocincta squamifrons Photo by Yeo Siew Teck (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:pygmy white-eye (en); olho-branco-anão (pt); zostérops pygmée (fr); anteojitos pigmeo (es); zwergbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasserformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Borneo, being found in the central and northern parts of the islands, both in Indonesia and in Malaysia.Size:These birds are 10 cm…

Zosterops luteus Photo by Deane Lewis (Australian Nature Photography) Common name:Australian yellow white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-ventre-amarelo (pt); zostérops à ventre jaune (fr); anteojitos australiano (es); mangrovebrillenvogel (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Zosteropidae Range:This species is found along the northern coast of Australia, from Shark Bay in north-western Western Australia to Townsville in north-eastern Queensland.Size:These birds are 9,5-12 cm…

Zosterops modestus Photo by Johann Mols (National Geographic) Common name:Seychelles white-eye (en); olho-branco-das-Seychelles (pt); zostérops des Seychelles (fr); anteojitos de Seychelles (es); Mahé-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to Mahé, in the Seychelles archipelago, only being found in a few small patches in the centre and north of the island and in the offshore…

Zosterops rotensis Photo by Lainie Berry (Rota Avian Behavioral Ecology Program) Common name Rota bridled white-eye (en); olho-branco-de-Rota (pt); zostérops de Rota (fr); anteojitos de la Rota (es); rotabrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, where it is mostly restricted to the Sabana plateau.Size:These birds…

Zosterops chloronothos Photo by Mike Pope (World Birds) Common name:Mauritius olive white-eye (en); olho-branco-da-ilha-Maurícia (pt); zostérops de Maurice (fr); anteojitos de Mauricio (es); Mauritius-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Mauritius, presently being confined to the a small area on the south-west of the Black River Gorges National Park. Size:These birds…