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Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
12.9842, 80.223
Field Notes
Description:
It is a resident breeder in open woodland in tropical Asia, east from the Indian Subcontinent to Southeast Asia.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:
The species is found in a wide range of habitats from scrub to moist forest. They sometimes occur on mangrove areas such as in the Karachi area and on islands they may lead a more insectivorous life. They are somewhat rare only in the drier desert regions of western India.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2012
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