Skip links and keyboard navigation

Species profile—Zosterops lateralis (silvereye)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Zosteropidae (white-eyes and yuhinias) → Zosterops lateralis (silvereye)

Photo of Zosterops lateralis (silvereye) - Queensland Government,1986
Go to Photo gallery

Sighting data

Download
KML | CSV | GeoJson

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Zosteropidae (white-eyes and yuhinias)
Scientific name
Zosterops lateralis (Latham, 1801)
Common name
silvereye
WildNet taxon ID
1276
Alternate name(s)
blightbird
grape-eater
waxeye
tauhou
silvey
ring-eye
white-eye
grey-breasted silvereye
grey-backed silvereye
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Agricultural Pest
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1276.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

More species information

Get a list of species for your area or find other wildlife information.

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024