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Hume’s White-eye
Zosterops auriventer
Hume's White-eye (Zosterops auriventer) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Hume’s White-eye (Zosterops auriventer) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 8.6 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 auriventer
Where it lives
Inland southeastern Burma, southern Thailand, Malay Pen. and Borneo
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Hume’s White-eye is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
Where it spends much of its time perched among vegetation.
Migration
The Hume’s White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Hume’s White-eye (Zosterops auriventer) is a member of the Zosteropidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR inland se Burma, s Thailand, Malay Pen. and Borneo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.6 g, with a wing length of about 5.2 cm and a tail of around 3.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 705,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Hume’s White-eye?
The Hume’s White-eye is a very small bird that weighs around 8.6 g.
Where does the Hume’s White-eye live?
The Hume’s White-eye is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR inland se Burma, s Thailand, Malay Pen. and Borneo.
What family does the Hume’s White-eye belong to?
The Hume’s White-eye (Zosterops auriventer) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Hume’s White-eye eat?
The Hume’s White-eye is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Hume’s White-eye migrate?
The Hume’s White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Hume’s 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 Hume’s White-eye make?
1 real field recording of the Hume’s 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 Hume’s White-eye's range?
The Hume’s White-eye has a mapped global range of about 705,000 km².
Conservation
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