White-eyes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Zosteropidae
The white-eyes are small and are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage above being generally either some dull color like greenish olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests many species have a white ring around the eyes. There are 96 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- Black-fronted White-eye Zosterops minor
- White-throated White-eye Zosterops meeki (E)
- Black-headed White-eye Zosterops hypoxanthus (E)
- Capped White-eye Zosterops fuscicapillus
- New Guinea White-eye Zosterops novaeguineae
- Louisiade White-eye Zosterops griseotinctus (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea