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Fiji white-eye

Zosterops explorator E. L. Layard, 1875

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The fiji white-eye (Zosterops explorator) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.3 g to 10.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Fiji white-eye (Zosterops explorator)
Photo: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the fiji white-eye

Weight
10.3 g – 10.5 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
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 fiji white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the fiji white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Fiji white-eye (Zosterops explorator) is a species of passerine bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. The species is also known as Layard's white-eye.

It is endemic to the islands of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Kadavu, and Ovalau in Fiji, where it is a common bird of forests. Where it co-occurs with the closely related silvereye it is more common in denser forest.

It is a typical small white-eye of the genus Zosterops, similar in appearance to the silvereye, although the plumage is much yellower, it is chunkier and has a complete eye-ring. The back is olive green and the throat and belly yellow. The call is described as "a high pitched seeu-seeu".

The Fiji white-eye feeds by gleaning insects from shrubs and trees. It will join mixed-species feeding flocks with other Fijian birds, including silvereyes. It also feeds lower down in the trees than silvereyes.

From the Wikipedia article “Fiji white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fiji_white-eye&oldid=1379923398), 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 fiji white-eye endangered?

The fiji 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 fiji white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops explorator E. L. Layard, 1875
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Layard's white-eyeEnglish
  • Layard's white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops de les FijiCatalan
  • kruhoočko fidžijskéCzech
  • llygadwyn LayardWelsh
  • Fiji BrillefuglDanish
  • LayardbrillenvogelGerman
  • Layard-BrillenvogelGerman
  • fiĝia zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de FijiSpanish
  • Anteojitos de FiyiSpanish
  • fidzinrilliFinnish
  • fidžinrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops des FidjiFrench
  • fidžijska bjelookaCroatian
  • Layard-pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino di LayardItalian
  • フィジーメジロJapanese
  • fidžinis baltavokisLithuanian
  • FijibrilvogelDutch
  • szlarnik krótkosternyPolish
  • olho-branco-das-fijiPortuguese
  • Белоглазка ЛайардаRussian
  • Фиджийская белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik krátkochvostýSlovak
  • fijiglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Layard GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник фіджійськийUkrainian
  • 萊氏繡眼Chinese
  • 拉雅氏繡眼Chinese
  • 莱氏绣眼鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the fiji 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 fiji white-eye?

An adult fiji white-eye weighs 10.3 g – 10.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the fiji white-eye endangered?

The fiji 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 fiji white-eye?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{fiji_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Fiji white-eye (Zosterops explorator)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fiji-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}