Giant White-eye

About the Giant White-eye

The giant white-eye, or Palau greater white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megazosterops. It is endemic to Palau, where its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. The species is currently classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to likely habitat loss and the possibility of the establishment of the invasive Brown tree snake on the island.The Giant White-eye is 13-14cm large. It has a pale yellowish supercilium from the eye, widening backwards. Iris, greyish to dark brown. Narrow pale-yellow eye ring. Dark loral area leading to dark greying ear-coverts with pale yellow mottling. Dark fulvous olive over, crown feathers,…

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Where the Giant White-eye lives

When to see the Giant White-eye

Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisThe Mbulu white-eye is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. Mindanao Pygmy BabblerDasycrotapha plateniThe Mindanao pygmy babbler is a bird species endemic to the Philippines. Thick-billed HeleiaHeleia crassirostrisThe thick-billed heleia, also known as the Flores white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.