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title: "Indian White-eye"
description: "Zosterops palpebrosus — Birds. The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small species of passerine bird in the white-eye family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/indian-white-eye
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian White-eye

> Zosterops palpebrosus — Birds. The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), formerly the Oriental white-eye, is a small species of passerine bird in the white-eye family.

- Scientific name: *Zosterops palpebrosus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 4758
- iNaturalist taxon: [980260](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/980260)

## Names

- en: Indian White-eye
- de: Gangesbrillenvogel
- es: Anteojitos Oriental
- fr: Zostérops oriental

## Countries with the most observations

IN (3083), LK (252), NP (140), CN (130), TH (122), BT (56), PK (51), BD (40), MM (19), VN (12), IR (7), OM (3)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_white-eye

## Photo

![Indian White-eye](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-white-eye/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/314961844

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-white-eye?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).