List of Birds of The Solomon Islands - White-eyes

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 12 species which occur in the Solomon Islands.

  • Rennell White-eye Zosterops rennellianus (E)
  • Vella Lavella White-eye Zosterops vellalavella (E)
  • Ganongga White-eye Zosterops splendidus (E)
  • Splendid White-eye Zosterops luteirostris (E)
  • Yellow-throated White-eye Zosterops metcalfii (E)
  • Solomons White-eye Zosterops rendovae (E)
  • Kolombangara White-eye Zosterops murphyi (E)
  • Grey-throated White-eye Zosterops ugiensis (E)
  • Malaita White-eye Zosterops stresemanni (E)
  • Santa Cruz White-eye Zosterops santaecrucis (E)
  • Bare-eyed White-eye Woodfordia superciliosa (E)
  • Sanford's White-eye Woodfordia lacertosa (E)

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