Bird : Pricit ( Zosterops.Sp ) Rejang white-eyes from Rejang Land

Pricit ( Zosterops.Sp ) Rejang white-eyes from Rejang Land

Zosterops is a genus of birds containing the typical white-eyes. They are traditionally placed in the white-eye family Zosteropidae which may actually be a part of the Timaliidae however (Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006). The latest comprehensive review of Australian bird taxonomy by Christidis and Boles also places this genus in the Timaliidae. This genus has the highest number of species among the white-eyes by far. They occur in the Afrotropic ecoregion, the Indomalaya zone, and the Australasia ecozone. Typical white-eyes can reach a length between 8 and 15 cm. Their most characteristic feature is the conspicuous white feather ring around the eyes, though some species lack it.

Pricit ( Zosterops.Sp ) Rejang white-eyes from Rejang Land

Pricit ( Zosterops.Sp ) Rejang white-eyes from Rejang Land

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zozteropidae
Genus:	Zosterops
Species:	Zosterops.Sp

Pricit ( Zosterops.Sp ) Rejang white-eyes from Rejang Land

Pricit ( Zosterops.Sp ) Rejang white-eyes from Rejang Land

Image Location: Talang Rimbo Lama Village, Middle Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosterops

March 08, 2009