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Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

Silver-Eye (Zosterops lateralis)
Silver-Eye (Zosterops lateralis)

About Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: White-eyes

The silvereye or wax-eye, also known by its Māori name tauhou, is a very small omnivorous passerine bird of the south-west Pacific. In Australia and New Zealand its common name is sometimes white-eye, but this name is more commonly used to refer to all members of the genus Zosterops, or the entire family Zosteropidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2010-07-13

    Tahiti, French Polynesia
  • 2012-01-08

    Te Anau, New Zealand
    Image from 2012-01-08
  • 2012-11-22

    Morton National Park, Australia
    Image from 2012-11-22
  • 2012-11-23

    Wollongong Lagoon, Australia
  • 2022-04-30

    Colo-I-Suva Forest, Fiji
    There were birds that looked like silvereye next to the airport. I did not have the binoculars at that time, however.
  • 2023-04-04

    Rottnest Island, Australia
  • 2023-04-05

    Rottnest Island, Australia
  • 2023-04-06

    King's Park and Botanic Garden, Australia
  • 2023-04-08

    Kendenup, Australia
  • 2023-04-09

    Sterling Range National Park, Australia
  • 2023-04-10

    Bremer Bay, Australia
  • 2023-04-11

    Cheynes Beach, Australia
  • 2023-04-12

    Lake Seppings, Australia
  • 2023-04-13

    Margaret River, Australia
  • 2023-04-13

    Yalgarup National Park, Australia