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Yellowish White-eye
Zosterops nigrorum
Yellowish White-eye (Zosterops nigrorum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Yellowish White-eye (Zosterops nigrorum) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 7.3 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 nigrorum
Where it lives
Philippines (except Palawan group, East Visayas, Mindanao and Sulu Arch.)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellowish 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 Yellowish White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellowish White-eye (Zosterops nigrorum) belongs to the Zosteropidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Philippines (except Palawan group, East Visayas, Mindanao and Sulu Arch.).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.2 cm and a tail of around 3.8 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 141,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellowish White-eye?
The Yellowish White-eye is a very small bird that weighs around 7.3 g.
Where does the Yellowish White-eye live?
The Yellowish White-eye is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Philippines (except Palawan group, East Visayas, Mindanao and Sulu Arch.), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellowish White-eye belong to?
The Yellowish White-eye (Zosterops nigrorum) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellowish White-eye eat?
The Yellowish White-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellowish White-eye migrate?
The Yellowish White-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellowish 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 Yellowish White-eye make?
1 real field recording of the Yellowish 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 Yellowish White-eye's range?
The Yellowish White-eye has a mapped global range of about 141,000 km².
Conservation
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