Photo Feature
Indian White-eye
<p>Some birds like the Red Avadavats (previous slide) and Indian White-eyes <em>Zosterops palpebrosus</em> have adapted to the noise and bustle of cities. Here, one of the latter alights on a <span class="tL8wMe EMoHub" dir="ltr" id=":q5.co" style="text-align: left;">bottle brush Callistemon sp.</span> in Kolkata. Formerly known as the Oriental white-eye, this small passerine is so named for its white spectacle-like markings. They move in flocks and have been seen in a variety of habitats, domestic gardens, scrublands and even dense human settlements.</p>
<p><strong>Photo: </strong>Tathagata Chakraborty.</p>