Indian White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
About the Indian White-eye
The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small species of passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland on the Indian subcontinent. They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. The distinctive white eye-ring and overall yellowish upperparts easily identify them. The range previously extended eastwards to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Their name was recently changed because previous members of Zosterops palpebrosus in Southeast Asia were reclassified as a new species, making the Indian White-eye a more geographically accurate term for this species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 100 recordings for this species: 24 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, India, Malaysia, Nepal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Broad-ringed White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusrecording
- Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisrecording
- Rota White-eyeZosterops rotensisrecording
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralisrecording
- Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssonirecording
- Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.