Old World Babblers and White-eyes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Timaliidae
The Old World babblers or timaliids are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia. The white-eyes are sometimes classified in their own family Zosteropidae or included here. One species reaches Tasmania.
- Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania
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