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Solomons white-eye

Zosterops kulambangrae Rothschild & Hartert, 1901

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The solomons white-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Solomons white-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the solomons white-eye

Weight
17.3 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the solomons white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the solomons white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Solomons white-eye or New Georgia white-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the New Georgia Islands in the Solomon Islands. It is also known as Zosterops rendovae but this name properly refers to the grey-throated white-eye.

The species is widespread in the New Georgia Group, occurring on Kolombangara, Vonavona, Kohinggo, New Georgia, Vangunu and Nggatokae. It regularly visits small islets.

It is 12 cm long and mainly green on its upper body and olive-yellow on the underside. It has a narrow white ring around the eye, blackish forehead and lores, a black bill and yellowish legs.

From the Wikipedia article “Solomons white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solomons_white-eye&oldid=1358745906), 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 solomons white-eye endangered?

The solomons 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 solomons white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops kulambangrae Rothschild & Hartert, 1901

Synonyms Zosterops rendovae kulambangrae

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • New Georgia white-eyeEnglish
  • New Georgia white-eyeEnglish
  • Solomon Islands white-eyeEnglish
  • Solomon Islands white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops de les illes SalomóCatalan
  • kruhoočko žlutavobřichéCzech
  • Kulambangra BrillefuglDanish
  • Kulumbangra-brillefuglDanish
  • SalomonenbrillenvogelGerman
  • KulambangrabrillenvogelGerman
  • Salomonen-BrillenvogelGerman
  • salomona zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos de las SalomónSpanish
  • salomoninrilliFinnish
  • Zostérops des SalomonFrench
  • solomonska bjelookaCroatian
  • Occhialino delle Is. SalomoneItalian
  • ソロモンメジロJapanese
  • saliamoninis baltavokisLithuanian
  • RendovabrillefuglNorwegian Bokmål
  • RendovabrilvogelDutch
  • SalomonsbrilvogelDutch
  • salomonbrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik nadobnyPolish
  • olho-branco-das-salomãoPortuguese
  • Пальмовая белоглазкаRussian
  • Соломонская белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik olivkastýSlovak
  • newgeorgiaglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Kolombangara GözlükçüsüTurkish
  • окулярник пальмовийUkrainian
  • 所羅門繡眼Chinese
  • 所罗门绣眼鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the solomons 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 solomons white-eye?

An adult solomons white-eye weighs 17.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the solomons white-eye endangered?

The solomons 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 solomons white-eye?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{solomons_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Solomons white-eye (Zosterops kulambangrae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/solomons-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}