Andrew Walmsley / Silver eye / Grey backed white eye (Zosterops lateralis) in flowering Pohutukawa tree (Metrosideros excelsa) Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, December

Andy Trowbridge / Silvereye or wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) perched on driftwood. Birdlings Flat, Canterbury, New Zealand. August.

Brent Stephenson / Adult female Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) feeding on nectar, with worn plumage. Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, December.

Brent Stephenson / Adult male Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) feeding on Kniphofia inflorescence. Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, July.

Roland Seitre / Loyalty Grey-backed white-eye (Zosterops lateralis nigrescens) Gossanah, Ouvea, Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia.

Dave Watts / Grey backed white-eye / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) Tasmania, Australia

Dave Watts / Grey backed white-eye / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) Tasmania, Australia

Brent Stephenson / Silvereye / Grey Backed White-eye (Zosterops lateralis) perching in a Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica). Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Brent Stephenson / Silvereye / Grey-backed White Eye (Zosterops lateralis) perched in a papaya tree (Carica papaya). Papehue Valley, Tahiti, September.

Andrew Walmsley / Silver eye / Grey backed white eye (Zosterops lateralis) in flowering Pohutukawa tree (Metrosideros excelsa) Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, December

Tom Vierus / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) perched on branch in the Colo-i-Suva Rainforest Park, a protected area near the capital city of Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji.

Tom Vierus / Silvereye / Wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) perched on a branch, Colo-i-Suva Rainforest Park, Viti Levu, Fiji.