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Meaning of zosterornis

zosterornis: It means having bird with a belt or a stripe around the eyes. Comes from the Greek roots zoster (belt) and ornis ("bird"). It is a term from biology to enunciate birds that have a patch around the eyes. They are known as anteojitos or ojiblancos. The genus Zosterops exists and belongs to the family Zosteropidae.; Zosterornis: Genus of passerine from the family of the zosteropidos, endemic to the Philippines birds.

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