Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

Silvereye CALL Strongly supported

Putative nocturnal call type

Upside-down U shape, the classic contact call of Silvereyes when they are moving in a flock - heard in daytime as well as by night. Also includes more vertical streaky sweeps and various minor variations - all a bit too complex to warrant separating out in annotaitons.

Behavioural context

Given in flight, often in flocks

Evidence for identification

Definitely Silvereye, need to investigate classification of individual call types (per literature sources). Needs further research not for species identity, but for call type assignment.

Confidence statement

High confidence since this is a well-known vocalisation.

Similar species / confusion risks

Care needed in assigning this call, since there are so few cues at night it is possible that some other species could make a similar vocalisation.

Project detections: 4707 annotations; 83 nights; recorded in March, April, May, June, August, September; most recent detection 08 Sep 2026.

Project clips

Silvereye CALL

Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 21 Apr 2022, 03:13:37, Annotation 233, Annotator: Richard Fuller, No processing applied

Silvereye CALL

Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 21 Apr 2022, 03:13:40, Annotation 234, Annotator: Richard Fuller, No processing applied