Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyZosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
- GenusZosterops (Typical White-eyes)
- SpeciesZosterops lateralis (Silvereye)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
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Malurus cyaneus
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Anthochaera carunculata
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Welcome Swallow
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Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Pied Currawong
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White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Eastern Yellow Robin
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Little Raven
Corvus mellori
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silvereye in Great Otway National Park?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Silvereye sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 1346 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Silvereye in Great Otway National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Silvereye in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.