Gizo White-eye (Zosterops luteirostris)
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Gizo White-eye

Zosterops luteirostris Hartert, EJO, 1904

11 gWeight

Most records: Solomon Islands

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

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

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Tetepare Nature PreserveSolomon Islands3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Solomon Islands

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

Questions

How big is the Gizo White-eye?

The Gizo White-eye weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Gizo White-eye live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Gizo (=Ghizo, southeast of Vella Lavella, northwestern New Georgia group, west-central Solomon Islands). It is most often recorded in Solomon Islands.

Is the Gizo White-eye endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Gizo White-eye as Vulnerable.

What does the Gizo White-eye eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Gizo White-eye in?

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

At a glance

Weight
11 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Vulnerable
More measurements
Wing
60 mm
Tail
43 mm
Bill
15 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

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

Range

Australasia: Gizo (=Ghizo, southeast of Vella Lavella, northwestern New Georgia group, west-central Solomon Islands)

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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Gizo White-eye

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