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The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) is a bird found in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Gardens, orchards and woods across India and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Indian white-eye lives

Gardens, orchards and woods across India and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants20%
• 🌸 Nectar10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Questions about the Indian white-eye

Where does the Indian white-eye live?

The Indian white-eye lives in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Gardens, orchards and woods across India and Southeast Asia.

What does the Indian white-eye eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%), nectar (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian white-eye endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• White-winged magpie
• Mauritius olive white-eye
• Javan white-eye
• Rota white-eye
• Negros striped babbler
• Speckled reed warbler

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.