Lemon-bellied White-eye (Zosterops chloris)
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Lemon-bellied White-eye

Zosterops chloris Bonaparte, 1850

12 gWeight

The lemon-bellied white-eye (Zosterops chloris) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Busiest months: August · Most records: Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Indonesia

Lemon-bellied White-eye has been recorded at 22 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Komodo National Park – Loh LiangIndonesia107 records
  2. Lore Lindu NPIndonesia75 records
  3. Lore Lindu NP – Lake Tambing vicinityIndonesia72 records
More places
  1. Bali Barat NPIndonesia68 records
  2. Golo LusangIndonesia23 records
  3. PuarloloIndonesia18 records
  4. Pulau SeranganIndonesia17 records
  5. Bali Barat NP – Resort ComplexIndonesia15 records
  6. Sawai Village RoadIndonesia12 records
  7. Nusa Dua WTPIndonesia12 records

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 lemon-bellied white-eye (Zosterops chloris) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on a number of islands from the Sunda Strait to the Aru Islands. It is present on several of the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as on parts of Sulawesi, as well as many smaller islands, but is absent from the larger islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Timor.

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Questions

How big is the Lemon-bellied White-eye?

The Lemon-bellied White-eye weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Lemon-bellied White-eye live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: islets north of Java and west of Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, central and southern Moluccas and islands off western New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Lemon-bellied White-eye?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Lemon-bellied White-eye endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Lemon-bellied White-eye as Least Concern.

What does the Lemon-bellied White-eye eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Lemon-bellied White-eye in?

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

At a glance

Weight
12 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
59 mm
Tail
42 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

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

Range

Australasia: islets north of Java and west of Borneo, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, central and southern Moluccas and islands off western New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
White-eyes Zosteropidae
Genus
Zosterops

Other birds in the genus Zosterops

Lemon-bellied White-eye

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