Gizo white-eye
Zosterops luteirostris Hartert, 1904
The gizo white-eye (Zosterops luteirostris) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 10.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the gizo white-eye
- Weight
- 10.6 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gizo white-eye live?
Not recorded
What is the gizo white-eye?
The Gizo white-eye or yellow-billed white-eye (Zosterops luteirostris) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
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Is the gizo white-eye endangered?
The gizo white-eye is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the gizo white-eye classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyZosteropidae
- genusZosterops
- SpeciesZosterops luteirostris Hartert, 1904
Synonyms Zosterops luteirostris luteirostris, Zosterops rendovae luteirostris
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Ganonga white-eyeEnglish
- Ganonga white-eyeEnglish
- Ghizo white-eyeEnglish
- Splendid white-eyeEnglish
- Splendid white-eyeEnglish
- Yellow-billed white-eyeEnglish
- Yellow-billed white-eyeEnglish
- zostèrops de l'illa GizoCatalan
- kruhoočko ghizoskéCzech
- Gizo BrillefuglDanish
- GizobrillenvogelGerman
- Gizo-BrillenvogelGerman
- giza zosteropoEsperanto
- Anteojitos de GizoSpanish
- Anteojitos de la GizoSpanish
- gizonrilliFinnish
- keltanokkarilliFinnish
- Zostérops de GizoFrench
- zlatnokljuna bjelookaCroatian
- gizo-szigeti pápaszemesmadárHungarian
- Occhialino splendidoItalian
- ユウビンソロモンメジロJapanese
- geltonsnapis baltavokisLithuanian
- GizobrilvogelDutch
- gulnebbrillefuglNorwegian
- szlarnik złotodziobyPolish
- گیزو چٹی اکھWestern Panjabi
- olho-branco-de-gizoPortuguese
- olho-branco-de-ghizoPortuguese
- Желтоклювая белоглазкаRussian
- okánik zlatýSlovak
- gizoglasögonfågelSwedish
- Gizo GözlükçüTurkish
- окулярник соломонськийUkrainian
- 丽绣眼鸟Chinese
- 吉佐光彩繡眼Chinese
Relatives of the gizo white-eye
Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

Indian white-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis

Warbling white-eye
Zosterops japonicus

Mauritius olive white-eye
Zosterops chloronothos

Chestnut-flanked white-eye
Zosterops erythropleurus

White-chested white-eye
Zosterops albogularis
CompareGizo white-eye vs Indian white-eyeGizo white-eye vs SilvereyeGizo white-eye vs Warbling white-eyeGizo white-eye vs Mauritius olive white-eye
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gizo white-eye?
An adult gizo white-eye weighs 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gizo white-eye endangered?
The gizo white-eye is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the gizo white-eye?
The gizo white-eye (Zosterops luteirostris) belongs to the family Zosteropidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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