Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons)
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Black-crowned White-eye

Zosterops atrifrons Wallace, 1864

10 gWeight

The black-crowned white-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) is a songbird species.

Most records: Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-crowned White-eye has been recorded at 9 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Lore Lindu NP – Lake Tambing vicinityIndonesia340 records
  2. Gunung MahawuIndonesia228 records
  3. Gunung MahawuIndonesia213 records
More places
  1. Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia128 records
  2. Lore Lindu NPIndonesia119 records
  3. Tangkoko Batuangas NR – overlookIndonesia74 records
  4. Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TambunIndonesia23 records
  5. Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TorautIndonesia19 records
  6. Arfak Mtns – German CampIndonesia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-crowned white-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Its subspecies from the Sulawesi region might warrant recognition as distinct species Z. subatrifrons.

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Questions

How big is the Black-crowned White-eye?

The Black-crowned White-eye weighs around 10 g.

Where does the Black-crowned White-eye live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula islands (east of Sulawesi). It is most often recorded in Indonesia.

Is the Black-crowned White-eye endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-crowned White-eye as Least Concern.

What does the Black-crowned White-eye eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Black-crowned White-eye in?

It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
10 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
52 mm
Tail
38 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula islands (east of Sulawesi)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
White-eyes Zosteropidae
Genus
Zosterops

Other birds in the genus Zosterops

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Black-crowned White-eye

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