Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies (Zosteropidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Hume's White-eye Zosterops auriventer | 4 |
| Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus | 1 |
| Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus | 1 |
| Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus | 1 |
Famiglia
The white-eyes are a family, Zosteropidae, of small passerine birds native to tropical, subtropical and temperate Sub-Saharan Africa, southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia. White-eyes inhabit most tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, the western Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Guinea. Discounting some widespread members of the genus Zosterops, most species are endemic to single islands or archipelagos.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …