Zosteropidae

Zosterops palpebrosus Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:oriental white-eye (en); olho-branco-oriental (pt); zostérops oriental (fr); anteojitos oriental (es); Ganges-brillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from Pakistan and India to southern China and south to southern Indonesia.Size:These birds are 8-11 cm long and weigh 8-10 g….

Zosterops japonicus (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:Japanese white-eye (en); olho-branco-do-Japão (pt); zostérops du Japon (fr); anteojitos japonés (es); Japanbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is found breeding in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Laos. Some populations migrate south to winter in Myanmar and Thailand. The Japanese white-eye has been introduced to Hawaii.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long…

Zosterops pallidus (Photo from Flickrhivermind) Common name:Cape white-eye (en); olho-branco-do-Cabo (pt); zostérops clair (fr); anteojitos de El Cabo (es); Kapbrillenvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ZosteropidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of South Africa, with the exception of the kalahari desert, and it expands into southern Mozambique, south-eastern Mozambique and Namibia.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 10-12…

Zosterops lateralis Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name: silvereye (en); olho-branco-de-dorso-cinzento (pt); zostérops à dos gris (fr); ojiblanco de lomo gris (es); graumantel-brillenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Zosteropidae Range: These birds are found in eastern and southern Australia, in New Zealand, and in the south-west Pacific islands of Lord Howe, New Caledonia, Loyalty…

Cleptornis marchei Photo by Peter Bonser (Archive) Common name: golden white-eye (en); olho-branco-dourado (pt); zostérops doré (fr); pájaro de miel dourado (es); goldhonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Zosteropidae Range: This species is endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands, occurring on the islands of Saipan and Aguijan. Size: This large white-eye is 14 cm long…

Zosterops senegalensis Photo by Thierry Helsens (Oiseaux) Common name: African yellow white-eye (en); olho-branco-amarelo (pt); zostérops jaune (fr); anteojitos senegalés (es); Senegalbrillenvogel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Zosteropidae Range: This African species occurs across much of sub-Saharan Africa, absent only from the Congo basin and very arid areas. Size: African yellow white-eyes are 11-12 cm…