Description:

Small size active bird with distinctive appearance, mostly yellowish-green. Has prominent white eye-ring, black bill and lores, green to yellowish-green upperparts, bright yellow throat and vent, and rest of underparts are whitish with variable greyish wash. Bill dark brown to black.

Distribution:

Possible resident in the south-western border areas of Diamer district. Usually found in open deciduous forest, broadleaf evergreen/semi-evergreen forest, forest edge, secondary growth, groves, gardens and orchards, from plains to 2500m.

Behavior:

Highly gregarious, in flocks of 3-30. Often forages by hover-gleaning, and generally found high up in tree canopy. Omnivorous. Vegetable matter includes small buds, seeds, fruits and nectar; animal food mostly insects. Animal food includes praying mantis larvae, weevils, bugs, ants, caterpillars and small flies, also spiders and mites.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Oriental White-eye in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Oriental White-eye

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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