Swinhoe's White-eye
A species of Typical white-eyes Scientific name : Zosterops simplex Genus : Typical white-eyes
Swinhoe's White-eye, A species of Typical white-eyes
Botanical name: Zosterops simplex
Genus: Typical white-eyes
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Description
Description
Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in east China, north Vietnam, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. This species was formerly treated as a subspecies group of the warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) but based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018, it was promoted to species rank. There are five subspecies: Z. s. simplex R. Swinhoe, 1861 – east China, Taiwan and extreme northeast Vietnam Z. s. hainanus Hartert, 1923 – Hainan (off southeast China) Z. s. erwini (Chasen, 1935) – coastal Thai-Malay Peninsula, lowland Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bangka Island, Natuna Islands and lowland west Borneo Z. s. williamsoni Robinson & Kloss, 1919 – Gulf of Thailand coast and west Cambodia Z. s. salvadorii Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1894 – Enggano Island (west Sumatra) 
Feeding Habits
Swinhoe's White-eye, a discerning forager, subsists primarily on a diet of insects, nectar, and various fruits. Exhibiting a preference for flower plants, it adeptly gleans food from foliage and blossoms, using its unique bill shape to access nectar. Its diet reflects both opportunism and selectivity.
Habitat
Forests, mangroves, gardens, parks, plantations, near human dwellings, areas with an abundance of trees and shrubs
Dite type
Omnivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Genus
Typical white-eyes Species
Swinhoe's White-eye 
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