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Tagula white-eye

Zosterops meeki Hartert, 1898

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The tagula white-eye (Zosterops meeki) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.5 g to 12.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the tagula white-eye

Weight
10.5 g – 12.8 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
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tagula white-eye live?

Not recorded

What is the tagula white-eye?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Tagula white-eye or white-throated white-eye (Zosterops meeki) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

From the Wikipedia article “Tagula white-eye” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tagula_white-eye&oldid=1379752621), 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 tagula white-eye endangered?

The tagula white-eye is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the tagula white-eye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyZosteropidae
  6. genusZosterops
  7. SpeciesZosterops meeki Hartert, 1898

Synonyms Zosterops atrifrons meeki, Zosterops meeki meeki

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Sudest white-eyeEnglish
  • Sudest white-eyeEnglish
  • White-throated white-eyeEnglish
  • White-throated white-eyeEnglish
  • zostèrops de l'illa TagulaCatalan
  • kruhoočko tagulskéCzech
  • llygadwyn gyddfwyn y DwyrainWelsh
  • Hvidstrubet BrillefuglDanish
  • TagulabrillenvogelGerman
  • Tagula-BrillenvogelGerman
  • tagulaa zosteropoEsperanto
  • Anteojitos goliblancoSpanish
  • valkokurkkurilliFinnish
  • Zostérops à gorge blancheFrench
  • bjelotrba bjelookaCroatian
  • Tagula pápaszemesmadárHungarian
  • Occhialino golabiancaItalian
  • ノドジロメジロJapanese
  • baltagurklis baltavokisLithuanian
  • TagulabrilvogelDutch
  • tagulabrillefuglNorwegian
  • szlarnik białogardłyPolish
  • olho-branco-de-tagulaPortuguese
  • olho-branco-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
  • Тагульская белоглазкаRussian
  • Тагуланская белоглазкаRussian
  • okánik bielohrdlýSlovak
  • tagulaglasögonfågelSwedish
  • Tagula GözlükçüTurkish
  • окулярник білогорлийUkrainian
  • 白喉繡眼Chinese
  • 白喉绣眼鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the tagula 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 tagula white-eye?

An adult tagula white-eye weighs 10.5 g – 12.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tagula white-eye endangered?

The tagula white-eye is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the tagula white-eye?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tagula white-eye (Zosterops meeki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tagula-white-eye

MLA

“Tagula white-eye (Zosterops meeki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tagula-white-eye.

BibTeX
@misc{tagula_white_eye_2026,
  title = {Tagula white-eye (Zosterops meeki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tagula-white-eye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}