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Green-fronted white-eye

Zosterops minor A. B. Meyer, 1874

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The green-fronted white-eye (Zosterops minor) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.8 g to 12.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green-fronted white-eye (Zosterops minor)
Photo: Meyer, 1874 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green-fronted white-eye

Weight
10.8 g – 12.8 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
Not recorded
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 green-fronted white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the green-fronted white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green-fronted white-eye (Zosterops minor) is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Some sources include this species within Z. atrifrons, the black-crowned white-eye. The black-fronted white-eye (Z. chrysolaemus) was formerly considered a subspecies, and until it was split as a distinct species, the name "black-fronted white-eye" was also used for Z. minor.

It is found in New Guinea and offshore islands. Quite common, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

From the Wikipedia article “Green-fronted white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green-fronted_white-eye&oldid=1380441906), 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 green-fronted white-eye endangered?

The green-fronted 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 green-fronted white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops minor A. B. Meyer, 1874

Synonyms Zosterops albiventer minor

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Black-fronted white-eyeEnglish
  • Black-fronted white-eyeEnglish
  • Black-fronted white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops menutCatalan
  • kruhoočko menšíCzech
  • llygadwyn talcenddu PapwaWelsh
  • Papua BrillefuglDanish
  • NeuguineabrillenvogelGerman
  • Grünstirn-BrillenvogelGerman
  • Papua-BrillenvogelGerman
  • verdafrunta zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos menorSpanish
  • Anteojitos cariverdeSpanish
  • mustaotsarilliFinnish
  • Zostérops mineurFrench
  • zlatnoprsa bjelookaCroatian
  • új-guineai pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Kacamata dagu-kuningIndonesian
  • Occhialino fronteneraItalian
  • ニューギニアメジロJapanese
  • juodaveidis baltavokisLithuanian
  • Kleine GroenvoorhoofdbrilvogelDutch
  • Kleine ZwartvoorhoofdbrilvogelDutch
  • svovelstrupebrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik ubogiPolish
  • olho-branco-de-rosto-verdePortuguese
  • olho-branco-de-testa-verdePortuguese
  • Малая белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik žltohrdlýSlovak
  • Crnočela belookaSerbian
  • grönpannad glasögonfågelSwedish
  • svavelstrupig glasögonfågelSwedish
  • Kara Pınarlı GözlükçüTurkish
  • окулярник малийUkrainian
  • 黑額繡眼Chinese
  • 绿额绣眼鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the green-fronted white-eye

Other species in the same genus Zosterops.

LC, Least Concern

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green-fronted white-eye?

An adult green-fronted white-eye weighs 10.8 g – 12.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green-fronted white-eye endangered?

The green-fronted 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 green-fronted white-eye?

The green-fronted white-eye (Zosterops minor) 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.

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BibTeX
@misc{green_fronted_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Green-fronted white-eye (Zosterops minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-fronted-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}