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Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
26.1806, 91.7539
Field Notes
Description:
The Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland in tropical Asia, east from the Indian Subcontinent to Southeast Asia, extending to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Habitat:
They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. They are easily identified by the distinctive white eye-ring and overall yellowish upperparts. Several populations of this widespread species are named subspecies and some have distinctive variations in the extent and shades of yellows in their plumage.
Notes:
This is a new Bird in the area. I had come across the species in Shillong, Meghalaya.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2013
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