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Yellow-throated White-eye
Zosterops metcalfii
Yellow-throated White-eye (Zosterops metcalfii) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Yellow-throated White-eye (Zosterops metcalfii) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 14 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Zosterops
- Species metcalfii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-throated White-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-throated White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-throated White-eye (Zosterops metcalfii) is a member of the Zosteropidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU n, c Solomon Is. from Buka to Florida.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 5.6 cm and a tail of around 4.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 17,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-throated White-eye?
The Yellow-throated White-eye is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Yellow-throated White-eye live?
The Yellow-throated White-eye is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU n, c Solomon Is. from Buka to Florida, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-throated White-eye belong to?
The Yellow-throated White-eye (Zosterops metcalfii) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-throated White-eye eat?
The Yellow-throated White-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-throated White-eye migrate?
The Yellow-throated White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-throated White-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-throated White-eye make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-throated White-eye — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-throated White-eye's range?
The Yellow-throated White-eye has a mapped global range of about 17,000 km².
Conservation
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