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Slender-billed White-eye
Zosterops tenuirostrisGould, 1837
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Zosterops
At a glance
The Slender-billed White-eye is a small bird, about 13–15 cm long, endemic to Australia. It is best seen in autumn.
- Size
- 13–15 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Autumn
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Slender-billed White-eye look like?
The Slender-billed White-eye is a small bird, about 13–15 cm long and weighing 12–20 g.
The slender-billed white-eye is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Slender-billed White-eye?
The Slender-billed White-eye is recorded across its Australian range mainly in January, March, April, May, August, October, November and December.
- Jan
- Feb
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- May
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- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Slender-billed White-eye eat?
The Slender-billed White-eye feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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