Silvereye
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Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
79 Verified records at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis), also known by its Māori name tauhou, is a very small omnivorous passerine bird of the south-west Pacific. In Australia and New Zealand its common name is sometimes white-eye, but this name is more commonly used to refer to all members of the genus Zosterops, or the entire family Zosteropidae. In New Zealand, the silvereye was first recorded in 1832. It arrived in greater numbers in 1856, and it is assumed that a migrating flock was swept eastwards by a storm. As an apparently self-introduced bird it is protected as a native New Zealand species. Its Māori name, tauhou, means "stranger" or more literally, "new arrival". Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Silvereye sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Black Currawong
LC Endemic

Black Currawong

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Strepera fuliginosa

90–100% · Very likely
Crescent Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Crescent Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus

80–90% · Very likely
Tasmanian Scrubwren
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Scrubwren

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Sericornis humilis

80–90% · Very likely
Tasmanian Thornbill
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Thornbill

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Acanthiza ewingii

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Yellow Wattlebird

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Anthochaera paradoxa

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow-throated Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nesoptilotis flavicollis

60–70% · Likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Pink Robin
LC Endemic

Pink Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica rodinogaster

60–70% · Likely
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

60–70% · Likely
Superb Fairywren
LC Endemic

Superb Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus cyaneus

60–70% · Likely
Forest Raven
LC Endemic

Forest Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus tasmanicus

50–60% · Likely
Scrubtit
LC Endemic

Scrubtit

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Acanthornis magna

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
2 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
3 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
4 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
5 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
6 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
7 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
8 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
9 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
10 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
11 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
12 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
13 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
14 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
15 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
16 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
17 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
18 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
19 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
20 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
21 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
22 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Silvereye in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Silvereye sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Silvereye in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Silvereye in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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