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Definition of silvereye in English: silvereyenounˈsɪlvərʌɪˈsilvərˌī An Australasian songbird of the white-eye family, with mainly greenish plumage and a white ring round the eye. Genus Zosterops, family Zosteropidae: two or three species Example sentencesExamples - The vegetation is varied and the birdlife is abundant - native pigeon, fantail, silvereye, kingfisher, grey warbler to name just a few.
- Bellbird, yellow-breasted tit, fantail, grey warbler and silvereye were common in all the forests and weka and robins were found in some areas.
- In the Margaret River region of Western Australia, for example, silvereye birds do more damage to vineyards when nectar from local eucalyptus trees and saltbush berries are limited.
- There are still many native birds in the shrubland including bellbirds, kingfishers, silvereye and the hawk or kahu.
Definition of silvereye in US English: silvereyenounˈsilvərˌī An Australasian songbird of the white-eye family, with mainly greenish plumage and a white ring around the eye. Genus Zosterops, family Zosteropidae: two or three species Example sentencesExamples - There are still many native birds in the shrubland including bellbirds, kingfishers, silvereye and the hawk or kahu.
- In the Margaret River region of Western Australia, for example, silvereye birds do more damage to vineyards when nectar from local eucalyptus trees and saltbush berries are limited.
- The vegetation is varied and the birdlife is abundant - native pigeon, fantail, silvereye, kingfisher, grey warbler to name just a few.
- Bellbird, yellow-breasted tit, fantail, grey warbler and silvereye were common in all the forests and weka and robins were found in some areas.
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