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Slender-billed White-eye
Photo · John Gould

BirdUp · Species

Slender-billed White-eye

Zosterops tenuirostrisGould, 1837

Updated 21 March 2026

Origin: Endemic
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

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

Field specs

Length
13–15 cm
Weight
12–19.5 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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.

  1. Jan
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  12. 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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Slender-billed White-eye live in Australia?

The Slender-billed White-eye is endemic to Australia, recorded across 2 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingNorfolk I. (east of Australia)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Non-breeding

1 region recorded