Papuan White-eye

Zosterops novaeguineae Salvadori, 1878

12 gWeight

The Papuan white-eye (Zosterops novaeguineae), sometimes known as the New Guinea white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Papuan White-eye has been recorded at 18 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea285 records
Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea139 records
Tonga TrailPapua New Guinea126 records

More places

Mt Komonge RidgePapua New Guinea66 records
Kumul LodgePapua New Guinea48 records
Arfak Mtns – MaybriIndonesia31 records
Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationPapua New Guinea24 records
Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea22 records
Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea19 records
Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]Papua New Guinea15 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea 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 Papuan white-eye (Zosterops novaeguineae), sometimes known as the New Guinea white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea (mainly Huon, Bird's Head and Papuan Peninsula). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Papuan White-eye?

The Papuan White-eye weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Papuan White-eye live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: northwestern, eastern New Guinea and Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea). It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.