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Chestnut-flanked white-eye

Zosterops erythropleurus Swinhoe, 1863

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 11.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
Photo: James Eaton ( james_birdtourasia) · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-flanked white-eye

Weight
11 g – 11.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-flanked white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-flanked white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) is a bird in the family Zosteropidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It is found in forests, and prefers rather deep mixed and coniferous forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-flanked white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-flanked_white-eye&oldid=1314046949), 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 chestnut-flanked white-eye endangered?

The chestnut-flanked 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 chestnut-flanked white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops erythropleurus Swinhoe, 1863

Synonyms Zosterops erythropleurus melanorhyncha

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • zostèrops de flancs castanysCatalan
  • kruhoočko kaštanovobokéCzech
  • Brunsidet BrillefuglDanish
  • RostflankenbrillenvogelGerman
  • Rostflanken-BrillenvogelGerman
  • kaŝtanflanka zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos flanquirrufoSpanish
  • ruskokylkirilliFinnish
  • Zostérops à flancs marronFrench
  • kestenjastoboka bjelookaCroatian
  • amuri pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino fianchicastaniItalian
  • チョウセンメジロJapanese
  • 한국동박새Korean
  • rudašonis baltavokisLithuanian
  • Baltavokis rudašonisLithuanian
  • bērsānu baltactiņaLatvian
  • RoodflankbrilvogelDutch
  • brunflankebrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik syberyjskiPolish
  • olho-branco-de-flancos-ruivosPortuguese
  • olho-branco-de-flancos-castanhosPortuguese
  • Буробокая белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik hrdzavobokýSlovak
  • Smeđoboka belookaSerbian
  • brunsidig glasögonfågelSwedish
  • นกแว่นตาขาวสีข้างแดงThai
  • Seylan GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • Буробока білоочкаUkrainian
  • окулярник буробокийUkrainian
  • 紅脇繡眼Chinese
  • 紅脇繡眼鳥Chinese
  • 红胁绣眼鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chestnut-flanked white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

ZosteropidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-flanked white-eye?

An adult chestnut-flanked white-eye weighs 11 g – 11.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-flanked white-eye endangered?

The chestnut-flanked 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 chestnut-flanked white-eye?

The chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_flanked_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-flanked-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}