| Indian white-eye | |
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| Z. p. egregius, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. palpebrosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sylvia palpebrosa | |
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. 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. Their name was recently changed due to previous members of Zosterops palpebrosus in Southeast Asia being renamed to a new species, making the Indian White-eye a more geographically accurate term for this species.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Zosterops palpebrosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155155950A155176891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155155950A155176891.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.