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Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Freycinet National Park
80 Verified records at Freycinet National Park
May 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Silvereye sighting in Freycinet National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Freycinet National Park

Superb Fairywren
LC Endemic

Superb Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus cyaneus

80–90% · Very likely
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

70–80% · Very likely
Yellow Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Yellow Wattlebird

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Anthochaera paradoxa

60–70% · Likely
Brown Thornbill
LC Endemic

Brown Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza pusilla

60–70% · Likely
Forest Raven
LC Endemic

Forest Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus tasmanicus

50–60% · Likely
Little Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Little Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

50–60% · Likely
New Holland Honeyeater
LC Endemic

New Holland Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

50–60% · Likely
Tasmanian Scrubwren
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Scrubwren

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Sericornis humilis

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Spinebill
LC Endemic

Eastern Spinebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-throated Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nesoptilotis flavicollis

40–50% · Likely
Gray Shrikethrush
LC

Gray Shrikethrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colluricincla harmonica

30–40% · Possible
Scarlet Robin
LC Endemic

Scarlet Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petroica boodang

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
70–80
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Freycinet National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Silvereye sighting in Freycinet National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Silvereye in Freycinet National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Silvereye in Freycinet National Park in our monthly data.

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