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Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
18.6431, 73.9318
Field Notes
Description:
This bird is small (about 8–9 cm long) with yellowish olive upper parts, a white eye ring, yellow throat and vent. The belly is whitish grey but may have yellow in some subspecies. The sexes look similar.
Habitat:
Seen at a farm near a river.
Notes:
These white-eyes are sociable, forming flocks which only separate on the approach of the breeding season. They are highly arboreal and only rarely descend to the ground.
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Oriental White-eye
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 15, 2014
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