How big is a Slender-billed White-eye?

The Slender-billed White-eye is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.

Where can you see a Slender-billed White-eye?

The Slender-billed White-eye is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Slender-billed White-eye?

The Slender-billed White-eye is most easily confused with the Tagula White-eye, the Vanikoro White-eye and the Guadalcanal White-eye.

Is the Slender-billed White-eye endangered?

The Slender-billed White-eye is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Slender-billed White-eye

Zosterops tenuirostris

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris) is a legendary white-eyes, yuhinas, and alli found only in Australia, weighing about 17 g. The slender-billed white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

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Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 1 — Photo: Richard Fuller · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 2 — Photo: Richard Fuller · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 3 — Photo: Leon Perrie · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 4 — Photo: Rawoteea, Boheme Jennifer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 5 — Photo: Rawoteea, Boheme Jennifer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 6 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 7 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 8 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 9 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris), photo 10 — Photo: Augier, Jon · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Slender-billed White-eye

The slender-billed white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island.

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When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Slender-billed White-eye look like?: The slender-billed white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
How big is a Slender-billed White-eye?: The Slender-billed White-eye is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.
Where can you see a Slender-billed White-eye?: The Slender-billed White-eye is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Slender-billed White-eye?: The Slender-billed White-eye is most easily confused with the Tagula White-eye, the Vanikoro White-eye and the Guadalcanal White-eye.
Is the Slender-billed White-eye endangered?: The Slender-billed White-eye is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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