Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex
Aves
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 5-10 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Flock
- Biome
- Tropical forest
- Range
- East and Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Swinhoe's White-eye is a small passerine bird native to the Asian mainland. These birds are known for their bright blue-green plumage, with a white eye ring and a white throat patch. They are a common sight in gardens, parks, and forests in their native habitats. Swinhoe's White-eye is also known for its distinctive song, which is a series of high-pitched whistles.
Life cycle
- 1.eggA small clutch of speckled eggs is incubated in a cup nest, turned and kept warm by the parent.
- 2.hatchlingA pink, blind hatchling is fed by its parents in the nest, gaping its bill at every visit.
- 3.juvenileA feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to fly and to forage close to its parents.
- 4.adultFully grown with adult plumage and song.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Zosterops
- Species
- Zosterops simplex