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Photo by Yeshey Dorji
Taken at Taba, Western Bhutan

Zosterops palpebrosus

[edit] Identification

10cm. Green above, white underparts, bright yellow throat and breast. It has rounded wings and strong legs.

[edit] Distribution

From Afghanistan over Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma to Indochina and Indonesia and north to China. Also found on Sri Lanka and the Andamans.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are twelve subspecies¹

• Z. p. egregius
  • Afghanistan to Pakistan,India, and Sri Lanka
• Z. p. palpebrosus
  • Nepal to southeastern Tibet, southwestern China, northern Thailand, and Indochina
• Z. p. nilgiriensis
  • Nilgiri and Palani Hills of southern India
• Z. p. salimalii
  • Southeastern Hyderabad, southeastern India
• Z. p. nicobaricus
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Z. p. joannae
  • Southwestern China
• Z. p. williamsoni
  • Southern Thailand and the Malay Peninsula
• Z. p. auriventer
  • Southern Burma to Malaysia, western Borneo, and southern Natuna and Bangka Islands
• Z. p. sumatranus
  • Western Sumatra
• Z. p. buxtoni
  • Mountains of eastern Sumatra and western Java
• Z. p. melanurus
  • Mountains of central Sumatra, eastern Java, and Bali
• Z. p. unicus
  • Sumbawa and Flores, western Lesser Sundas

[edit] Habitat

Hill forests and wooded areas.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a tree nest and lays 2-5 unspotted pale blue eggs.

Its diet mainly includes insects, but it will also eat nectar and fruits of various kinds.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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