Silvereye bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLord Howe Island White-eye or Capricornia Whiteye, Grey-backed White-eye, Silver-eye, Gray-backed White-eye
Old latin name for birdSylvia lateralis
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyWhite-eyes / Zosteropidae
GenusZosterops
Breeding regionAustralasia, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionAustralia, New Zealand and outlying is., New Caledonia and w Pacific is. to Fiji (sw Polynesia)

Silvereye bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, song, © Matthias Feuersenger
    New Zealand
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Fiji
  • 3.
    Call, © Ramit Singal
    Australia
  • 4.
    Song, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 7.
    Song, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 9.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 10.
    Call, © Rob van Bemmelen
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Silvereye

Silvereye subspecies (16)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalusislands e of se QLD (ec Australia)-No
Zosterops lateralis chloronotuswc to se WA and sw SA (sw to s Australia)-No
Zosterops lateralis cornwalliec QLD to ne NWS (ec Australia)-No
Zosterops lateralis flavicepsFiji (sw Polynesia)-No
Zosterops lateralis griseonotaGrande Terre and Ile des Pins (New Caledonia)-No
Zosterops lateralis lateralisFlinders I. (Furneaux group, e Bass Strait) and Tasmania (se Australia), Norfolk I. (e of Australia), New Zealand and outlying is.partial migrant to nNo
Zosterops lateralis melanopsLifou (c Loyalty Is.)-No
Zosterops lateralis nigrescensMare and Ouvea (w, e Loyalty Is.)-No
Zosterops lateralis ochrochrousKing I. (w Bass Strait, se Australia)partial migrant to nNo
Zosterops lateralis pinarochrouss, se SA (sc, se Australia)partial migrant to nNo
Zosterops lateralis tephropleurusLord Howe I. (e of Australia)-No
Zosterops lateralis tropicusTorres and Banks Is. to Santo at least (nw, n Vanuatu)-No
Zosterops lateralis valuensisMota Lava (Banks Is., ne Vanuatu)-No
Zosterops lateralis vatensisMalekula to Tanna (c, s Vanuatu)-No
Zosterops lateralis vegetuse Cape York Pen., far ne QLD (ne Australia)-No
Zosterops lateralis westernensisc, e NSW and VIC (se Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanzostèrops de dors gris
Chinese灰胸绣眼鸟
Chinese (Traditional)灰胸繡眼
Croatianaustralska bjelooka
CzechKruhoocko stríbrné, kruhoočko australopacifické
DanishGrårygget Brillefugl
DutchGrijsrugbrilvogel, Australische Brilvogel
Esperantoarĝentokula zosteropo
Finnishhopearilli
FrenchZ. des Capricorn ou Z. de Lord Howe, Zostérops à dos gris, Zostérops à dos gris ou Z. de Lord Howe
GermanGraumantel-Brillenvogel, Graurücken-Brillenvogel
Hungarianezüstös pápaszemesmadár
IcelandicSilfureygla
ItalianOcchialino dorsogrigio, Occhio d'argento
Japaneseハイムネメジロ
Lithuanianpilkanugaris baltavokis
Maoritauhou
NorwegianGråbrystbrillefugl, gråbrystbrillefugl
Polishszlarnik rdzawoboczny
Portugueseolho-branco-de-dorso-cinzento
RussianАвстралийская белоглазка, Серебряная белоглазка
SerbianSrebrooka
Slovakokánik pláštikový
SpanishOjiblanco de Lomo Gris, Anteojitos dorsigrís
SwedishGråryggad glasögonfågel, gråryggig glasögonfågel
Tahitianvini
TurkishGri Sırtlı Gözlükçü
Ukrainianокулярник сивоспинний