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Indian White-eye

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Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0

Zosterops palpebrosus

Basic stats

Diet

Nectar and small insects

Habitat

Open woodland

Range

Indian subcontinent

Size

8-9cm

The Indian white-eye, formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small resident breeder in open woodland on the Indian subcontinent. It is about 8 to 9 cm long with yellowish-olive upperparts, a white eye ring, a yellow throat and vent and a whitish-grey belly that may be yellow in some subspecies. The sexes look similar. It forages in small groups on nectar and small insects (Wikipedia, general species account).

It was renamed Indian white-eye because populations in Southeast Asia were reclassified as separate species.

Quick answers

What does the Indian White-eye eat?
Nectar and small insects
What habitat does the Indian White-eye live in?
Open woodland
Where is the Indian White-eye found?
Indian subcontinent
How big is the Indian White-eye?
8-9cm
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