Sri Lanka white-eye
E556169
The Sri Lanka white-eye is a small, greenish-yellow songbird in the white-eye family (Zosteropidae), found only in Sri Lanka’s highland forests and known for its conspicuous white eye-ring and social flocking behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka white-eye canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ |
| assessedBy | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Indomalayan ⓘ |
| breedingSite | trees ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Ceylon white-eye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka white-eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| countryOccurrence | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Edward Blyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
fruit
ⓘ
insects ⓘ nectar ⓘ other small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
conspicuous white eye-ring
ⓘ
small size ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Zosteropidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
canopy
ⓘ
subcanopy ⓘ |
| genus | Zosterops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edge
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ shrubland in highlands ⓘ submontane forest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | resident ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Sri Lanka highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
greenish-yellow upperparts
ⓘ
yellowish underparts ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Oriental white-eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificName | Zosterops ceylonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms flocks
ⓘ
highly gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalElevation | above 1000 m ⓘ |
| vernacularLanguage | English ⓘ |
| vocalization |
high-pitched calls
ⓘ
warbling song ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1849 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.