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Christmas white-eye

Zosterops natalis Lister, 1889

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The christmas white-eye (Zosterops natalis) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.33 g to 11 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Christmas white-eye (Zosterops natalis)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the christmas white-eye

Weight
9.33 g – 11 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
2src 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 christmas white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the christmas white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Christmas white-eye (Zosterops natalis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Christmas Island. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat destruction.

From the Wikipedia article “Christmas white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christmas_white-eye&oldid=1344529065), 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 christmas white-eye endangered?

The christmas 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 christmas white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops natalis Lister, 1889
Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Christmas island white-eyeEnglish
  • Christmas island white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops de l'illa ChristmasCatalan
  • kruhoočko vánočníCzech
  • llygadwyn Ynys y NadoligWelsh
  • Juleø BrillefuglDanish
  • Juleø-brillefuglDanish
  • WeißstirnbrillenvogelGerman
  • Weißstirn-BrillenvogelGerman
  • kristnaskinsula zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de ChristmasSpanish
  • Anteojitos de la ChristmasSpanish
  • joulusaarenrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops de ChristmasFrench
  • sivouha bjelookaCroatian
  • karácsony-szigeti pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino di NataleItalian
  • Occhialino dell'isola di NataleItalian
  • Occhialino di ChristmasItalian
  • クリスマスメジロJapanese
  • Kalėdų salos baltavokisLithuanian
  • ChristmaseilandbrilvogelDutch
  • Christmas-IslandbrilvogelDutch
  • christmasbrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik szarouchyPolish
  • szlarnik białoczelnyPolish
  • کرسمس چٹی اکھWestern Panjabi
  • olho-branco-de-natalPortuguese
  • olho-branco-da-ilha-de-natalPortuguese
  • Белолобая белоглазкаRussian
  • Серощёкая белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik červenkavýSlovak
  • Belooka sa Božićnog ostrvaSerbian
  • julöglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Kristmas Adası GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник світлолобийUkrainian
  • 聖誕島繡眼Chinese
  • 圣诞岛绣眼鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the christmas 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 christmas white-eye?

An adult christmas white-eye weighs 9.33 g – 11 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the christmas white-eye endangered?

The christmas 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 christmas white-eye?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Christmas white-eye (Zosterops natalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/christmas-white-eye

MLA

“Christmas white-eye (Zosterops natalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/christmas-white-eye.

BibTeX
@misc{christmas_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Christmas white-eye (Zosterops natalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/christmas-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}