Yellow-throated White-eye

Zosterops metcalfii Tristram, 1894

14 gWeight

The yellow-throated white-eye (Zosterops metcalfii) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Most records: Solomon Islands

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-throated 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

Tirotonga Village AreaSolomon Islands25 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.

About

The yellow-throated white-eye (Zosterops metcalfii) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands archipelago (Bougainville, Choiseul, Santa Isabel and Nggela Islands).

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-throated White-eye?

The Yellow-throated White-eye weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Yellow-throated White-eye live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: northern, central Solomon Islands from Buka to Florida. It is most often recorded in Solomon Islands.

Is the Yellow-throated White-eye endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-throated White-eye as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-throated White-eye eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-throated White-eye in?

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

At a glance

Weight: 14 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 56 mm
Tail: 43 mm
Bill: 14 mm
Tarsus: 17 mm

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

Range

Australasia: northern, central Solomon Islands from Buka to Florida

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

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