Sanford’s White-eye
Zosterops lacertosus
Sanford's White-eye (Zosterops lacertosus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Sanford’s White-eye (Zosterops lacertosus) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 28 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Zosterops
- Species lacertosus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 28 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Endangered
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sanford’s White-eye is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sanford’s White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sanford’s White-eye (Zosterops lacertosus) belongs to the Zosteropidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Nendo (Santa Cruz Is. =Temotu, se Solomon Is.).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 28 g, with a wing length of about 8.2 cm and a tail of around 5.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 537 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sanford’s White-eye?
The Sanford’s White-eye is a small bird that weighs around 28 g.
Where does the Sanford’s White-eye live?
The Sanford’s White-eye is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Nendo (Santa Cruz Is. =Temotu, se Solomon Is.), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sanford’s White-eye belong to?
The Sanford’s White-eye (Zosterops lacertosus) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sanford’s White-eye eat?
The Sanford’s White-eye is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Sanford’s White-eye migrate?
The Sanford’s White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sanford’s White-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
How large is the Sanford’s White-eye's range?
The Sanford’s White-eye has a mapped global range of about 537 km².
Conservation
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