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Bismarck white-eye

Zosterops hypoxanthus Salvadori, 1881

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The bismarck white-eye (Zosterops hypoxanthus) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.3 g to 12.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the bismarck white-eye

Weight
10.3 g – 12.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bismarck white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the bismarck white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Bismarck white-eye or black-headed white-eye (Zosterops hypoxanthus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea, where it occurs in New Britain, New Ireland and a number of smaller islands. It is sometimes considered to be the same species as the black-fronted white-eye of the mainland of New Guinea. The species is found in forests, forest edges, secondary forest, gardens and plantations, generally in hill and mountain areas and more rarely down to sea level.

The species has a black face, dark olive neck, back and wings, and olive rump with a black tail (paler in some subspecies), and bright yellow undersides. The white eye-ring is bright but incomplete, broken at the front. The plumage of the male and female are similar.

From the Wikipedia article “Bismarck white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_white-eye&oldid=1380703279), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bismarck white-eye endangered?

The bismarck white-eye is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the bismarck white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops hypoxanthus Salvadori, 1881

Synonyms Zosterops meeki hypoxantha

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Black-headed white-eyeEnglish
  • Black-headed white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops de les illes BismackCatalan
  • kruhoočko bismarckéCzech
  • Sorthovedet BrillefuglDanish
  • BismarckbrillenvogelGerman
  • Schwarzkopf-BrillenvogelGerman
  • SchwarzkopfbrillenvogelGerman
  • bismarka zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de las BismarckSpanish
  • bismarckinrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops des BismarckFrench
  • bizmarkska bjelookaCroatian
  • Occhialino testaneraItalian
  • ビスマルクメジロJapanese
  • juodagalvis baltavokisLithuanian
  • BismarckbrilvogelDutch
  • bismarckbrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik melanezyjskiPolish
  • olho-branco-das-bismarckPortuguese
  • Бисмаркская белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik melanézskySlovak
  • Crnoglava belookaSerbian
  • bismarckglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Bismark GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник меланезійськийUkrainian
  • 黑頭繡眼Chinese
  • 黑头绣眼鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bismarck white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

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Common questions

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How big is the bismarck white-eye?

An adult bismarck white-eye weighs 10.3 g – 12.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bismarck white-eye endangered?

The bismarck white-eye is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the bismarck white-eye?

The bismarck white-eye (Zosterops hypoxanthus) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bismarck_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Bismarck white-eye (Zosterops hypoxanthus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bismarck-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}