Silvereye
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Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park
1,428 Verified records at Blue Mountains National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis), also known by its Māori name tauhou, is a very small omnivorous passerine bird of the south-west Pacific. In Australia and New Zealand its common name is sometimes white-eye, but this name is more commonly used to refer to all members of the genus Zosterops, or the entire family Zosteropidae. In New Zealand, the silvereye was first recorded in 1832. It arrived in greater numbers in 1856, and it is assumed that a migrating flock was swept eastwards by a storm. As an apparently self-introduced bird it is protected as a native New Zealand species. Its Māori name, tauhou, means "stranger" or more literally, "new arrival". Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Silvereye sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 1,428 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park

Eastern Spinebill
LC Endemic

Eastern Spinebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

60–70% · Likely
Australian Magpie
LC

Australian Magpie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnorhina tibicen

60–70% · Likely
Red Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Red Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera carunculata

50–60% · Likely
Pied Currawong
LC Endemic

Pied Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera graculina

50–60% · Likely
Brown Thornbill
LC Endemic

Brown Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza pusilla

50–60% · Likely
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caligavis chrysops

40–50% · Likely
Satin Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Satin Bowerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Yellow Robin
LC Endemic

Eastern Yellow Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eopsaltria australis

40–50% · Likely
White-throated Treecreeper
LC

White-throated Treecreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cormobates leucophaea

40–50% · Likely
Superb Fairywren
LC Endemic

Superb Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus cyaneus

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

White-browed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis frontalis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
70–80%
2 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
3 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
4 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
5 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
6 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
7 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
8 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
9 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
10 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
11 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
12 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
13 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
14 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
15 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
16 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
17 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
18 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
19 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
20 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
21 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
22 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Silvereye in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Silvereye sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 1,428 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Silvereye in Blue Mountains National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Silvereye in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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