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Lophozosterops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Lophozosterops

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Zosteropidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passerine

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Lower classifications
  
Mees's white‑eye, Crested white‑eye, Streak‑headed white‑eye, Cream‑browed white‑eye, Mindanao white‑eye

Lophozosterops is a genus of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. The six species are distributed across the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines. They are a generally large white-eyes, ranging in size from 12-14 cm in length and weighing between 14-30 g. The species generally have restricted distributions, being restricted to a single island or a few islands, but no species is considered to be globally threatened. It contains the following species:

  • Crested white-eye (Lophozosterops dohertyi)
  • Mindanao white-eye (Lophozosterops goodfellowi)
  • Mees's white-eye (Lophozosterops javanicus)
  • Grey-hooded white-eye (Lophozosterops pinaiae)
  • Streak-headed white-eye (Lophozosterops squamiceps)
  • Cream-browed white-eye (Lophozosterops superciliaris)
  • References

    Lophozosterops Wikipedia