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Swinhoe’s White-eye

Zosterops simplex

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
72 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex) is a bird species in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae. It is found in eastern China, Taiwan, north Vietnam, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Additionally, populations have also been introduced to Southern California, where their population has been expanding rapidly. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe’s White-eye sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Chestnut-flanked White-eye
LC

Chestnut-flanked White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops erythropleurus

10–20% · With luck
Hume's White-eye
LC

Hume's White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops auriventer

10–20% · With luck
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Woodswallow
LC

Ashy Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus fuscus

40–50% · Likely
Gray-eyed Bulbul
LC

Gray-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole propinqua

40–50% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

40–50% · Likely
Hair-crested Drongo
LC

Hair-crested Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus hottentottus

40–50% · Likely
Blue-winged Leafbird

Blue-winged Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis moluccensis

40–50% · Likely
White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
20–30%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
<5%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
9 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
10 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swinhoe’s White-eye in Khao Yai National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe’s White-eye sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swinhoe’s White-eye in Khao Yai National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Swinhoe’s White-eye in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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