Zosteropidae White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

These perky songbirds are familiar members of the forest avifauna of Africa, Asia, and many islands of the Pacific. White-eyes are named for the distinct white eye-ring found in most species, and they all share a brush-tipped tongue and a fondness for nectar as a supplement to fruits and insects. They are most commonly olive above and yellow below, but there is considerable variation in plumage despite the overall body-plan uniformity in this group. Yuhinas are generally crested birds in plumages of grays or brown with a bit of contrasting pattern often around the face. They are highly social and active members of mixed-species flocks, and many breed cooperatively.