List of Southern African Birds - White-eyes

White-eyes

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Zosteropidae

White-eyes are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage above being generally either mouse-coloured or greenish olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. They have rounded wings and strong legs. The size ranges up to 15 cm (6 inches) in length. There are 97 species worldwide, three in Southern Africa.

  • African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
  • Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
  • Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus

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