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Indian White-eye

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Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0

Zosterops palpebrosus

Basic stats

Diet

Nectar and small insects

Habitat

Open woodland

Size

About 8–9cm

The Indian white-eye is a tiny bird, about 8–9cm long, with yellowish-olive upperparts, a distinctive white eye-ring, a yellow throat and vent and a whitish-grey belly, which is yellow in some subspecies. The sexes look alike. About eleven subspecies are recognised. It was formerly called the Oriental white-eye, but was renamed after the South-east Asian populations were reclassified as separate species (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a resident of open woodland that forages in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. It belongs to a superspecies complex whose taxonomy is still unsettled (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Indian White-eye eat?
Nectar and small insects
What habitat does the Indian White-eye live in?
Open woodland
How big is the Indian White-eye?
About 8–9cm
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