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Indian White-eye

Zosterops palpebrosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
486 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Indian White-eye sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 486 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Striated Yuhina
LC

Striated Yuhina

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Staphida castaniceps

Insufficient data
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

70–80% · Very likely
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Shrike
LC

Grey-backed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius tephronotus

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

40–50% · Likely
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
30–40%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
9 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
12 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
14 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
18 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
19 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
20 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
21 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
22 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
23 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
24 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
25 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
26 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
27 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian White-eye in Kaziranga National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Indian White-eye sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 486 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian White-eye in Kaziranga National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Indian White-eye in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.

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