Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
TIMALIIDAE
Genus
Zosterops
Species
lateralis
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Silvereye
Alternate name
Grey-breasted White-eye
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
Marine
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Very common and widespread.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common to abundant in almost all vegetation types. Highly nomadic and migratory but exact nature of movements unclear
Known location
Bethania, Coomera, Tallebudgera, Natural Bridge - Springbrook NP, Bethania, Carbrook, Clagiraba, Ela
Other locality
Very common and widespread in most habitats.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Eucalypt forest, rainforest, mangroves, farmland, gardens.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Often found in gardens where it eats berries. One of the more common and familiar birds.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations