ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE

Subspecies egregius, March 2017

(*   327/829)             ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE               Zosterops palpebrosus

SRI LANKA               130

Found in trees. 10 cm. Fairly common breeding resident from lowlands up to mid hills, uncommon in high hills.

ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE

Photographed in Singapore (Singapore Zoo carpark) November 2016

(see 327/869)                  ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE              Zosterops palpebrosus

SINGAPORE  (Singapore Zoo carpark)             (89)

Common resident, but victim to the pet trade and wide populations may be from escapees; secondary forests, forest edges, old plantations, scrub, mangroves and parkland, including urban areas. 11 cm. Distribution: much of Indian sub-continent, mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas.

ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE

Photographed on Nusa Penida, Indonesia October 2016

(867)              ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE                Zosterops palpebrosus  

INDONESIA (Nusa Penida)          (90)        

Found in open woodlands, mangroves and cultivation; also occurs in inland forest to 1,400 m. 11 cm. Distribution: Oriental region; widespread and fairly common resident on Sumatra, Java, Bali Sumbawa and Flores.

Note: This is the only photograph I have been able to take of this bird so far.

ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE

329          ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE               Zosterops palpebrosus

Nepal         (6)

Ranges from Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, extending to Indonesia and Malaysia. Found in open woodland in tropical Asia. 8-9 cm.