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Zosterops luteus is a small white-eye with a bright olive back and yellow underparts and lores. It has a characteristic ring of silver-white feathers around its eyes, with a dark loral stripe. It is a nectar feeder with a short, sharp beak and a brush-tipped tongue similar to the honeyeaters. The bird is 100–110 mm long, with a wingspan of 52–59 mm, a bill of 13-16mm and weighs between 6.5 and 11.0 grams.
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When to see the Canary White-eye
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Canary White-eye
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Canary White-eye
The canary white-eye or yellow white-eye is a species of white-eye endemic to northern Australia in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Its common name reflects the circle of white feathers around its eye.
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Easily confused with
Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisA small yellow bird with a prominent white eye ring surrounding a dark eye.
Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniThe green white-eye is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae.
Lowland White-eyeZosterops meyeniThe lowland white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Side by side: Canary White-eye vs Orange River White-eye · Canary White-eye vs Northern Yellow White-eye
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