Zosterops meyeni
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is near endemic to the northern part of the Philippines but is also found on the Taiwanese islands of Lüdao and Lanyu. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest, second growth and gardens. Wikipedia →
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Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lowland White-eye sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 1,462 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 191 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lowland White-eye in Manila on a given day, against about 30% in May and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lowland White-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Lowland White-eye sightings, Manila ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cebu City (Philippines, about 40%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Lowland White-eye that you can see in Manila (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%) and Philippine Pied-Fantail (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lowland White-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (1,462 verified sightings), 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.
