
Fiji White-eye
Zosterops explorator Layard, EL, 1875
10 gWeight
The Fiji white-eye (Zosterops explorator) is a species of passerine bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji
Where and when it's recorded
Fiji White-eye has been recorded at 12 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Colo-I-Suva Forest ParkFiji106 records
- Taveuni – Des Voeux PeakFiji84 records
- Des Veoux Peak – Mount ManukaFiji63 records
More places
- Savura Creek – WaterButt to ReservoirFiji43 records
- Vunisea – Road NorthFiji40 records
- Kadavu Island - Papageno ResortFiji39 records
- Nakobelevu – Waterbutt to PylonFiji26 records
- Colo-i-Suva Rainforest LodgeFiji18 records
- Garden of the Sleeping GiantFiji13 records
- Denarau IslandFiji3 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Fiji white-eye (Zosterops explorator) is a species of passerine bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. The species is also known as Layard's white-eye.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Fiji White-eye?
The Fiji White-eye weighs around 10 g.
Where does the Fiji White-eye live?
Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Viti Levu, Ovalau, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Kadavu (western, central Fiji, southwestern Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Fiji.
When is the best time to see the Fiji White-eye?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Fiji White-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Fiji White-eye as Least Concern.
What does the Fiji White-eye eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Fiji White-eye in?
It belongs to the family White-eyes (Zosteropidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 10 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 60 mm
- Tail
- 39 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Pacific Ocean: Viti Levu, Ovalau, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Kadavu (western, central Fiji, southwestern Polynesia)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- White-eyes Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Zosterops
Other birds in the genus Zosterops
Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensis
Yellowish White-eyeZosterops nigrorum
Black-capped White-eyeZosterops atricapilla
Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensis
Chestnut-flanked White-eyeZosterops erythropleurus
Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
Mountain BlackeyeZosterops emiliae
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeni
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Forest Botial-Jarvis. ↗
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.
In other languages
- EnglishFiji White-eye
- 简体中文莱氏绣眼鸟
- 繁體中文拉雅氏繡眼
- 日本語フィジーメジロ
- DeutschLayardbrillenvogel
- FrançaisZostérops des Fidji
- EspañolAnteojitos de Fiyi
- Portuguêsolho-branco-das-fiji
- ItalianoOcchialino di Layard
- NederlandsFijibrilvogel
- РусскийФиджийская белоглазка
- Svenskafijiglasögonfågel
- DanskFiji Brillefugl
- Polskiszlarnik krótkosterny