Lophozosterops | |
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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. It contains the following species: