Lophozosterops

Lophozosterops
	Mees's white-eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zosteropidae
Genus:	Lophozosterops; Hartert, 1896

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.^[1] 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

^ van Balen, Bas (2008). "Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes)". In Josep, del Hoyo; Andrew, Elliott; David, Christie (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13, Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 480. ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3.

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[HBW-1] van Balen, Bas (2008). "Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes)". In Josep, del Hoyo; Andrew, Elliott; David, Christie (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13, Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 480. ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3.

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