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Kai Besar White-eye
Zosterops grayi
Kai Besar White-eye (Zosterops grayi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Kai Besar White-eye (Zosterops grayi) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 16 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 grayi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Kai Besar White-eye is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Kai Besar White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Kai Besar White-eye (Zosterops grayi) is a member of the Zosteropidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Kai Besar (Kai Is., se Moluccas).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16 g, with a wing length of about 6.2 cm and a tail of around 4.4 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 557 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Kai Besar White-eye?
The Kai Besar White-eye is a small bird that weighs around 16 g.
Where does the Kai Besar White-eye live?
The Kai Besar White-eye is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Kai Besar (Kai Is., se Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Kai Besar White-eye belong to?
The Kai Besar White-eye (Zosterops grayi) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Kai Besar White-eye eat?
The Kai Besar White-eye is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Kai Besar White-eye migrate?
The Kai Besar White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Kai Besar 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.
How large is the Kai Besar White-eye's range?
The Kai Besar White-eye has a mapped global range of about 557 km².
Conservation
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