Yellow-ringed white-eye
Zosterops wallacei Finsch, 1901
The yellow-ringed white-eye (Zosterops wallacei) is a species in the family Zosteropidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 11 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the yellow-ringed white-eye
- Weight
- 11 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 yellow-ringed white-eye live?
Not recorded
Is the yellow-ringed white-eye endangered?
The yellow-ringed white-eye is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the yellow-ringed white-eye classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyZosteropidae
- genusZosterops
- SpeciesZosterops wallacei Finsch, 1901
Synonyms Heleia wallacei, Lophozosterops wallacei, Zosterops aureifrons
Other names and names in other languages (22)
- Yellow-spectacled white-eyeEnglish
- Yellow-spectacled white-eyeEnglish
- zostèrops de front vermellCatalan
- kruhoočko oranžovočeléCzech
- llygadwyn WallaceWelsh
- SundabrillefuglDanish
- Gelbring-BrillenvogelGerman
- Anteojitos OjigualdoSpanish
- floresinrilliFinnish
- Zostérops à lunettes jaunesFrench
- sárgagyűrűs pápaszemesmadárHungarian
- Kacamata wallaceaIndonesian
- Occhialino occhigialliItalian
- ウォーレスメジロJapanese
- Voleso baltavokisLithuanian
- gulhodebrillefuglNorwegian Bokmål
- GeelringbrilvogelDutch
- okularowiec żółtookiPolish
- Белоглазка-качаматаRussian
- okánik zlatohlavýSlovak
- orangepannad glasögonfågelSwedish
- окулярник рудолобийUkrainian
Relatives of the yellow-ringed 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
CompareYellow-ringed white-eye vs Indian white-eyeYellow-ringed white-eye vs SilvereyeYellow-ringed white-eye vs Warbling white-eyeYellow-ringed white-eye vs Mauritius olive white-eye
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-ringed white-eye?
An adult yellow-ringed white-eye weighs 11 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-ringed white-eye endangered?
The yellow-ringed 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 yellow-ringed white-eye?
The yellow-ringed white-eye (Zosterops wallacei) 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 - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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