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Ashy-bellied White-eye
Photo · Bonaparte, 1851?

BirdUp · Species

Ashy-bellied White-eye

Zosterops citrinellaBonaparte, 1850

Updated 21 March 2026

Origin: Native
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Zosteropidae
Genus
Zosterops

At a glance

The Ashy-bellied White-eye is a tiny bird, about 10–12 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
10–12 cm
Origin
Native
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Local
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does an Ashy-bellied White-eye look like?

The Ashy-bellied White-eye is a tiny bird, about 10–12 cm long and weighing 9–13 g.

The ashy-bellied white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae found in the Lesser Sunda Islands in the Indonesian Archipelago and northern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is sometimes called the pale white-eye or pale-bellied white-eye, but should not be confused with the pale-bellied white-eye.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
10–12 cm
Weight
9–13 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see an Ashy-bellied White-eye?

The Ashy-bellied White-eye is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does an Ashy-bellied White-eye eat?

The Ashy-bellied White-eye feeds on fruit and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

3 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Ashy-bellied White-eye live in Australia?

The Ashy-bellied White-eye is native to Australia, recorded across 3 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingCentral Lesser Sundas, south Moluccas and far north-east Australia is.

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Vagrant
  • Resident

4 regions recorded