• Synonyms Silver-eye, Gray-backed White-eye, Lord Howe Island White-eye or Capricornia Whiteye, Grey-backed White-eye
  • Old latin name for bird Sylvia lateralis

Silvereyebird sounds *

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

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Where to see Silvereye

  • Breeding region Australasia, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion Australia, New Zealand and outlying is., New Caledonia and w Pacific is. to Fiji (sw Polynesia)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
FrenchZostérops à dos gris, Z. des Capricorn ou Z. de Lord Howe, Zostérops à dos gris ou Z. de Lord Howe
GermanGraurücken-Brillenvogel, Graumantel-Brillenvogel
Hungarianezüstös pápaszemesmadár
IcelandicSilfureygla
ItalianOcchialino dorsogrigio, Occhio d'argento
Japaneseハイムネメジロ
Lithuanianpilkanugaris baltavokis
Maoritauhou
Norwegiangråbrystbrillefugl
Polishszlarnik rdzawoboczny
Portugueseolho-branco-de-dorso-cinzento
RussianСеребряная белоглазка, Австралийская белоглазка
SerbianSrebrooka
Slovakokánik pláštikový
SpanishOjiblanco de Lomo Gris, Anteojitos dorsigrís
Swedishgråryggig glasögonfågel, Gråryggad glasögonfågel
Tahitianvini
TurkishGri Sırtlı Gözlükçü
Ukrainianокулярник сивоспинний