Swinhoe's white-eye

Zosterops simplex

The Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex) is a bird found in Taiwan, United States, Hong Kong SAR China and China. Gardens, forests and farms in eastern Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Zosterops simplex
Region	Asia
Found in	Taiwan, United States, Hong Kong SAR China and China

🏡 Where the Swinhoe's white-eye lives

Gardens, forests and farms in eastern Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🍎 Fruit30%
🌸 Nectar30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A tiny green bird with a white ring around each eye.

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Recorded by Tim Dinh / Annambirding (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1181674. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Swinhoe's white-eye

Where does the Swinhoe's white-eye live?

The Swinhoe's white-eye lives in Taiwan, United States, Hong Kong SAR China and China. Gardens, forests and farms in eastern Asia.

What does the Swinhoe's white-eye eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 30%), nectar (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Swinhoe's white-eye endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.