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Small Lifou White-eye
Zosterops minutus
Small Lifou White-eye (Zosterops minutus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
The Small Lifou White-eye (Zosterops minutus) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 8.3 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 minutus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Small Lifou White-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Small Lifou White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Small Lifou White-eye (Zosterops minutus) belongs to the Zosteropidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Lifou (c Loyalty Is.).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 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 1,160 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Small Lifou White-eye?
The Small Lifou White-eye is a very small bird that weighs around 8.3 g.
Where does the Small Lifou White-eye live?
The Small Lifou White-eye is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Lifou (c Loyalty Is.), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Small Lifou White-eye belong to?
The Small Lifou White-eye (Zosterops minutus) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Small Lifou White-eye eat?
The Small Lifou White-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Small Lifou White-eye migrate?
The Small Lifou White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Small Lifou 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 Small Lifou White-eye make?
1 real field recording of the Small Lifou 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 Small Lifou White-eye's range?
The Small Lifou White-eye has a mapped global range of about 1,160 km².
Conservation
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