Zosterops atrifrons
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The black-crowned white-eye (Zosterops atrifrons) is a songbird species. It is closely related to the Old World babblers, and its family Zosteropidae might better be included in the Tiimalidae. Its subspecies from the Sulawesi region might warrant recognition as distinct species Z. subatrifrons. The Sangihe white-eye (Z. nehrkorni) and the Seram white-eye (Z. stalkeri) were formerly included in Z. atrifrons, as is still, on occasion, the black-fronted white-eye (Z. minor).
It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Quite common, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned White-eye sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned White-eye in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-crowned 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.
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-crowned White-eye sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Black-crowned White-eye that you can see in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Hair-crested Drongo (about 70%), Finch-billed Myna (about 50%) and Grey-sided Flowerpecker (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crowned White-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (54 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.
