Oriental White-eye

Latin Name: 
Zosterops palpebrosus
Category: 
Size: 
10cm
Description: 

Sexes alike. Olive-yellow above; short blackish stripe through eye; white eye-ring distinctive; bright yellow throat and under tail; whitish breast and belly.  Small parties, occasionally up to 40 birds, either by themselves or in association with other small birds; keeps to foliage and bushes; actively moves  amongst leafy branches, clinging sideways and upside-down; checks through leaves and sprigs for insects and also spends considerable time at flowers; calls often, both  when in branches and when flying in small bands from tree to tree.

Habitat: 
forests, gardens, groves, secondary growth.
Food: 
insects, flower nectar, berries.
Distribution: 
all India, from Himalayan foothills to 2,000m; absent in arid parts of W Rajasthan
Call: 
Call Description: 
soft, plaintive tsee… and tseer… notes; short jingling song.
National Status: