Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye,बाबुना, चश्मे वाला,चटकिका

Indian white-eye
 (Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye,
बाबुना, चश्मे वाला,चटकिका
Barabanki outskirts
Uttar Pradesh
February 2020 
Nikon Gears

This  is a small 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. They are easily identified by the distinctive white eye-ring and overall yellowish upperparts. The range previously extended eastwards to Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Malaysia but when the taxa in these regions were assigned to other species, the English name was changed.

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