Oriental White-Eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Also known as: Indian White-Eye
Habitat
Canopy
Diet
Omnivore
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
9 g
About This Species
A tiny, active bird with a distinctive white eye-ring, found gleaning insects and nectar in the canopy and mid-storey of gardens, scrub and forest edge across South and Southeast Asia. It moves in small, constantly chattering flocks, often joining mixed foraging parties. Flowering and fruiting trees in the cooler, drier months tend to draw the largest numbers.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- Watch quietly from a short distance, since flocks will simply move on if pressed rather than tolerate close approach.
- Wildlife protection laws vary across its extensive range, and capture for the cage-bird trade is illegal in several countries but still occurs, so avoid any activity that could be mistaken for trapping.
- Letting the flock come to you, rather than following it into cover, keeps disturbance to a minimum.
LCAvesPasseriformesZosteropidae
Seasonal Activity
353,846 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
Traits
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Foraging
- Canopy
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 9 g
Photo
Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons
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Occurrence data from GBIF.