Zosterops chloris
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The lemon-bellied white-eye (Zosterops chloris) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on a number of islands from the Sunda Strait to the Aru Islands. It is present on several of the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as on parts of Sulawesi, as well as many smaller islands, but is absent from the larger islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Timor. Currently (May 2017), HBW describes five sub-species of lemon-bellied white-eye.
The lemon-bellied white-eye's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. On the islands of Buton and Kabaena the lemon-bellied white-eye appears limited to coastal regions, perhaps as a result of competition with the pale-bellied white-eye. Observations from Buton suggest that the lemon-bellied white-eye prefers more disturbed habitats. Their diet consists of invertebrates, fruits, and nectar. They have strong dark grey legs, a dark colored beak, and generally range in size from 11 to 12 cm. They are a yellow-olive color on the dorsal side, with characteristic bright yellow underparts. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied White-eye sighting in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, based on 138 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied White-eye in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and December, the lowest months. Those are among Bali Barat National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-bellied White-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-bellied White-eye sightings, Bali Barat National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Komodo National Park (Indonesia, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied White-eye that you can see in Bali Barat National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 80%), Bali Myna (about 70%) and Common Iora (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bellied White-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Bali Barat National Park (138 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
