Sri Lanka White-eye

A small, greenish white-eye, with a bold white eye ring and yellow throat. Usually encountered in active flocks within the canopy of forest and neighboring wooded areas in the hills and mountains. Similar to Indian White-eye, but Sri Lanka White-eye is larger, longer-billed, duller overall, particularly on the throat and belly. Also generally greener and lacking the yellow forehead of Indian White-eye. Frequently vocalizes; song is a jumble of fast-paced “chuk-chuk-chuk” notes, call a high-pitched “chirp”.

The Sri Lanka white-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis) is a small bird that lives in a variety of habitats in Sri Lanka, including: Forests, Forest edges, Low bushes, Tea plantations, Gardens, and Patna jungle.

The Sri Lanka white-eye (Zosterops ceylonensis) eats a diet of berries, nectar, and insects. The insects they eat include small caterpillars and tiny moths, especially those of the tea tortrix (Homona coffearia)