Zosteropidae

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…