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ForestTiny · 11 g
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It is 10.5 cm in length and has a distinct chestnut patch on its flanks. The bill base and lower mandible may be pinkish. Its underparts are whiter. The similar Japanese white-eye is pale brown on its flanks.
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When to see the Chestnut-flanked White-eye
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-flanked White-eye
The map shades 12 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in India.
About the Chestnut-flanked White-eye
The chestnut-flanked white-eye is a bird in the family Zosteropidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It is found in forests, and prefers rather deep mixed and coniferous forests.
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Easily confused with
Reunion Grey White-eyeZosterops borbonicusIt has a length of 9.5 cm.
Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanusThis white-eye grows to a length of about 10 cm (4 in).
Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniThe southern yellow white-eye is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae.
Side by side: Chestnut-flanked White-eye vs Malagasy White-eye
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