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Rennell white-eye

Zosterops rennellianus Murphy, 1929

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rennell white-eye (Zosterops rennellianus) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the rennell white-eye

Weight
14.5 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 rennell white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the rennell white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Rennell white-eye (Zosterops rennellianus) or the bare-ringed white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Rennell white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rennell_white-eye&oldid=1380382697), 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 rennell white-eye endangered?

The rennell 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 rennell white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops rennellianus Murphy, 1929
Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Bare-ringed white-eyeEnglish
  • Bare-ringed white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops de l'illa RennellCatalan
  • kruhoočko rennellskéCzech
  • Rennell BrillefuglDanish
  • RennellbrillenvogelGerman
  • Rennell-BrillenvogelGerman
  • renela zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de la RenellSpanish
  • Anteojitos de la RennellSpanish
  • rennellinrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops de RennellFrench
  • narančastokljuna bjelookaCroatian
  • rennell-szigeti pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino di RennellItalian
  • レンネルメジロJapanese
  • Renelio baltavokisLithuanian
  • RennellbrilvogelDutch
  • szlarnik samotnyPolish
  • olho-branco-da-rennellPortuguese
  • Реннельская белоглазкаRussian
  • Реннелльская белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik rennellskýSlovak
  • rennellglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Rennell GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник помаранчеводзьобийUkrainian
  • 伦纳绣眼鸟Chinese
  • 連內爾島繡眼Chinese

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Relatives of the rennell 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 rennell white-eye?

An adult rennell white-eye weighs 14.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rennell white-eye endangered?

The rennell 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 rennell white-eye?

The rennell white-eye (Zosterops rennellianus) 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
    Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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BibTeX
@misc{rennell_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Rennell white-eye (Zosterops rennellianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rennell-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}