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 Avidiversity  AVITOPIA - White-eyes

Scientific system: Gill et al.

Familia: Zosteropidae

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The family of White-eyes has its distribution in Africa, South Asia and Australia to Samoa in the Pacific. Many species are endemic to small islands. The body size of these petite birds is between 10 cm and 14 cm. They have short wings with only nine hand feathers. The beak is slender, the tongue is brush-tipped and can be extended far. The appearance of the different species is often extremely similar. Many species have a conspicuous ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes. They are tree inhabitants and eat insects, fruits and nectar. They pierce fruit with their beak and pull the juice out with their tongue. The nest consists of a hanging bowl on a forked branch. The breeding season is the shortest for birds at 10 days.

Zosterops

     erythropleurus - Chestnut-flanked White-eye (1)
     japonicus - Japanese White-eye (2)
     meyeni - Lowland White-eye (2)
     palpebrosus - Oriental White-eye (3)
     ceylonensis - Sri Lanka White-eye (2)
     rotensis - Rota White-eye (1)
     conspicillatus - Bridled White-eye (1)
     semperi - Citrine White-eye (2)
     hypolais - Plain White-eye (1)
     salvadorii - Enggano White-eye (1)
     atricapilla - Black-capped White-eye (3)
     everetti - Everett's White-eye (1)
     nigrorum - Yellowish White-eye (1)
     montanus - Mountain White-eye (2)
     wallacei - Yellow-ringed White-eye (1)
     flavus - Javan White-eye (2)
     chloris - Lemon-bellied White-eye (2)
     citrinella - Ashy-bellied White-eye (2)
     consobrinorum - Pale-bellied White-eye (1)
     grayi - Pearl-bellied White-eye (1)
     uropygialis - Golden-bellied White-eye (3)
     anomalus - Black-ringed White-eye (1)
     atriceps - Cream-throated White-eye (4)
     nehrkorni - Sangihe White-eye (1)
     atrifrons - Black-crowned White-eye (1)
     stalkeri - Seram White-eye (1)
     minor - Black-fronted White-eye (1)
     meeki - Tagula White-eye (1)
     hypoxanthus - Bismarck White-eye (1)
     mysorensis - Biak White-eye (1)
     fuscicapilla - Capped White-eye (1)
     buruensis - Buru White-eye (1)
     kuehni - Ambon White-eye (1)
     novaeguineae - Papuan White-eye (2)
     metcalfii - Yellow-throated White-eye (1)
     natalis - Christmas White-eye (3)
     luteus - Canary White-eye (1)
     griseotinctus - Islet White-eye (4)
     rennellianus - Bare-ringed White-eye (1)
     vellalavella - Belted White-eye (1)
     luteirostris - Yellow-billed White-eye
     splendidus - Splendid White-eye (2)
     kulambangrae - New Georgia White-eye (1)
     murphyi - Hermit White-eye (1)
     ugiensis - Grey-throated White-eye (1)
     stresemanni - Malaita White-eye (1)
     sanctaecrucis - Santa Cruz White-eye (2)
     samoensis - Samoan White-eye (2)
     explorator - Fiji White-eye (2)
     flavifrons - Vanuatu White-eye (1)
     minutus - Sulphur White-eye (2)
     xanthochroa - Green-backed White-eye (1)
     lateralis - Silvereye (10)
     tenuirostris - Slender-billed White-eye (3)
     strenuus - Robust White-eye (4)
     albogularis - White-chested White-eye (1)
     inornatus - Forest White-eye (2)
     cinereus - Kosrae White-eye (2)
     finschii - Dusky White-eye (1)
     abyssinicus - Abyssinian White-eye (2)
     pallidus - Cape White-eye (6)
     senegalensis - African Yellow White-eye (1)
     poliogastrus - Montane White-eye (3)
     kikuyuensis - Kikuyu White-eye (4)
     silvanus - Taita White-eye
     borbonicus - Reunion Grey White-eye (3)
     mauritianus - Mauritius Grey White-eye (1)
     ficedulinus - Principe White-eye (2)
     griseovirescens - Annobon White-eye (1)
     maderaspatanus - Madagascar White-eye (6)
     kirki - Kirk's White-eye (1)
     mayottensis - Mayotte White-eye (3)
     modestus - Seychelles White-eye (1)
     mouroniensis - Karthala White-eye (1)
     olivaceus - Reunion Olive White-eye (2)
     chloronothos - Mauritius Olive White-eye (2)
     vaughani - Pemba White-eye (1)
     oleagineus - Olive-colored White-eye (1)
     somadikartai - Togian Whiteeye (1)

Woodfordia

     superciliosa - Bare-eyed White-eye (2)
     lacertosa - Sanford's White-eye (1)

Rukia

     ruki - Teardrop White-eye (1)
     longirostra - Long-billed White-eye (1)

Cleptornis

     marchei - Golden White-eye (4)

Apalopteron

     familiare - Bonin White-eye (2)

Tephrozosterops

     stalkeri - Rufescent Darkeye (1)

Madanga

     ruficollis - Madanga (3)

Lophozosterops

     pinaiae - Grey-hooded Ibon (1)
     goodfellowi - Mindanao Ibon (1)
     squamiceps - Streak-headed Ibon (1)
     javanicus - Grey-throated Ibon (1)
     superciliaris - Cream-browed Ibon (2)
     dohertyi - Crested Ibon (3)

Oculocincta

     squamifrons - Pygmy Ibon (2)

Heleia

     muelleri - Spot-breasted Heleia (2)
     crassirostris - Thick-billed Heleia (2)

Chlorocharis

     emiliae - Mountain Blackeye (2)

Megazosterops

     palauensis - Giant White-eye (1)

Hypocryptadius

     cinnamomeus - Cinnamon Ibon (2)

Speirops

     brunneus - Fernando Po Speirops (1)
     leucophoeus - Principe Speirops (1)
     lugubris - Black-capped Speirops (1)
     melanocephalus - Mount Cameroon Speirops (2)

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