30) ORIENTAL WHITE EYE (Zosterops palpebrosus)

Oriental White Eye Arera Hills

Oriental White Eyes Arera Hills

 30) Oriental White Eyes (Zosterops palpebrosus)

I came across Oriental White Eye at Arera Hills, Vanvihar National Park as well as at Kerva Dam at Bhopal.

It is said that this bird is quite common and can be seen in gardens, deciduous forest and similar habitats. 

It gets its name from the white ring around its eyes. The body is greenish yellow with white belly. 

Oriental White Eyes Arera Hills

It spends almost its entire life amidst trees and is never seen singly.They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects.

At Arera Hills as well as Kerva Dam I saw Oriental White Eyes flock consisting of 4 to 5 birds. 

It is a small bird, smaller than house sparrow. 

Oriental white Eyes Kerva Dam

It is said to be a resident breeder in open woodland in tropical Asia, east from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, extending      to Indonesia and Malaysia. 

I found it  difficult to photograph it as it hops from branch to branch and rarely staying still. 

Moreover it is difficult to spot it in the green canopy of trees owing to its small size.

Oriental White Eye Kerva Dam

The information about this bird is also available in the Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_white-eye