Australian Yellow White-eye
Zosterops luteus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyZosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
- GenusZosterops (Typical White-eyes)
- SpeciesZosterops luteus (Australian Yellow White-eye)
About the Australian Yellow White-eye
The canary white-eye or yellow white-eye (Zosterops luteus) is a species of white-eye endemic to northern Australia in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Its common name reflects the circle of white feathers around its eye.
Zosterops luteus is a small white-eye with a bright olive back and yellow underparts and lores. It has a characteristic ring of silver-white feathers around its eyes, with a dark loral stripe. It is a nectar feeder with a short, sharp beak and a brush-tipped tongue similar to the honeyeaters.
The bird is 100–110 mm long, with a wingspan of 52–59 mm, a bill of 13-16mm and weighs between 6.5 and 11.0 grams. The canary white-eye or yellow white-eye is a member of the family Zosteropidae, known as white-eyes, or silver-eyes. Their distribution includes Africa, south and east Asia, Australia, and many islands in the Indian and west Pacific Oceans.
The lectotype for this species is ANSP 18264, an adult male collected at Port Essington in the Northern Territory and held in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia. There is also a paralectotype ANSP 18265, another adult male collected from... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cape Range
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Mangrove Fantail
Rhipidura phasiana
Rufous Fieldwren
Calamanthus campestris
Dusky Gerygone
Gerygone tenebrosa
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Australian Yellow White-eye in Cape Range?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Yellow White-eye sighting in Cape Range, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Australian Yellow White-eye in Cape Range?
August has the highest sighting rate for Australian Yellow White-eye in Cape Range in our monthly data.