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Zosterops palpebrosus Indian White-eye.jpg

Zosterops palpebrosus  

Indian White-eye

Home > Birds​ > Zosterops palpebrosus
​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterops
Species: palpebrosus

  • Common names: Indian White-eye, Oriental White-eye
  • Thai names: นกแว่นตาขาวสีทอง
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus: central and eastern Himalayas east to southern China (Sichuan, Yunnan) and Myanmar; isolated populations on Mahawt Island, Oman, and in southern Iran have been assigned to nominate palpebralis, although this requires confirmation
    Zosterops palpebrosus occidentis: northeastern Afghanistan east to western Himalayas, and northern and central India
    Zosterops palpebrosus siamensis: southern Myanmar east through Indochina
    Zosterops palpebrosus egregius: Sri Lanka
    Zosterops palpebrosus nilgiriensis: western India (Western Ghats); most populations elsewhere in southern peninsular India are more or less similar
    Zosterops palpebrosus salimalii: SE India (se Hyderabad)
    Zosterops palpebrosus nicobaricus: Andaman and Nicobar islands
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population decreasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Zosterops palpebrosus from Thailand.
Picture
Oriental white-eye Zosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai 2017

References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 28 September 2020.

​[2] ​BirdLife International. 2019. Zosterops palpebrosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T155155950A155176891. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155155950A155176891.en. Downloaded on 28 September 2020.
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​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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