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Western silvereye

The western silvereye (Zosterops lateralis chloronotus) is a small greenish bird in the Zosteropidae or white-eye family. It is a subspecies of the silvereye that occurs in Western Australia and South Australia. It is sometimes called the white-eye or greenie. Aboriginal names for the bird include jule-we-de-lung or julwidilang from the Perth area and poang from the Pallinup River.

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Where it's recorded

Citizen-science sightings place the western silvereye near 433 Australian suburbs, including Canning Vale, Gosnells, Thornlie, Byford, Armadale, Willetton.

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