Upper body grey and underparts grey-white. Head and wings pale green, sides of body pale brown or red-brown (chestnut). Tail pale yellow underneath. White ring around the eye. Silvereyes breed in spring and summer. During the breeding season they are found in pairs and will actively defend their territory. At other times they form large flocks. In winter, local populations migrate north, being replaced by birds arriving from the south. They can be a pest, feeding on grapes and other fruit, but also feed on insects

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Habitat Coastal heath, shrublands, forests, farms, and urban areas
Size Body up to 12 cm long
Origin Native
Distribution Southern and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Coastal heath, shrublands, forests, farms, and urban areas
Size
Body up to 12 cm long
Common Name Silvereye
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
SuborderPasseri
InfraorderPasserida
FamilyZosteropidae
GenusZosterops
SpeciesZosterops lateralis
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