Papuan White-eye

Zosterops novaeguineae

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Zosteropidae
Genus
Zosterops
eBird Code
ngweye1

Subspecies (6)

  • Zosterops novaeguineae crissalis

    mountains of southeastern New Guinea (Astrolabe Mountains)

  • Zosterops novaeguineae magnirostris

    coastal northeastern New Guinea (opposite Manam Island)

  • Zosterops novaeguineae novaeguineae

    mountains of Bird's Head Peninsula (western New Guinea)

  • Zosterops novaeguineae oreophilus

    mountains of eastern New Guinea (Huon Peninsula)

  • Zosterops novaeguineae wahgiensis

    central New Guinea (Wahgi Valley, Mount Kubor, and Bismarck Mountains)

  • Zosterops novaeguineae wuroi

    Aru Islands and Trans-Fly (south-central New Guinea)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.