Lowland White-eye

Zosterops meyeni Bonaparte, 1850

≈11 cmLength10 gWeight

It is yellower and larger than Swinhoe's White-eye, with a stouter bill.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Philippines

Looks like Swinhoe's White-eye

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Plumage yellower than that of Swinhoe's White-eye
Bill stouter than that of Swinhoe's White-eye
Body length about 12 cm

Similar species

Swinhoe's White-eye

Lowland White-eye is yellower and larger than Swinhoe's White-eye, with a stouter bill.

Where and when it's recorded

Lowland White-eye has been recorded at 32 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

La Mesa Eco Park, Quezon CityPhilippines652 records
Victoria Valley - Valley Golf, AntipoloPhilippines311 records
UP Diliman – CampusPhilippines281 records

More places

Palo Alto, BarasPhilippines242 records
Victoria Valley Subdivision, AntipoloPhilippines209 records
Ateneo de Manila UniversityPhilippines171 records
Basco Airport, BatanPhilippines165 records
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, TaguigPhilippines163 records
Basco Dump near Song Song Beach, BatanPhilippines161 records
Basco Plaza, BatanPhilippines129 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Philippines

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 lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is near endemic to the northern part of the Philippines but is also found on the Taiwanese islands of Lüdao and Lanyu. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest, second growth and gardens.

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