Abyssinian white eye.... Location: Abha, Saudi Arabia The Abyssinian white-eye or white-breasted white-eye (Zosterops abyssinicus) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Zosterops in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is native to north-east Africa and southern Arabia.It is 1012 cm long. The upperparts are green; darker and greyer in northern races. There is a narrow white ring around the eye and a thin black line between the bill and eye. The underparts vary from pale yellow to greyish-white depending on the race. The bird has various twittering and buzzing calls.In Africa it occurs from north-east Sudan south through Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Kenya to north-east Tanzania. It is also found on Socotra Island. In Arabia it occurs in south-west Saudi Arabia, Yemen and southern Oman. It occurs in open woodland, scrub, wadis and gardens. It is found up to 1,800 metres above sea-level in Africa and 3,100 metres in Arabia. It usually forages among branches in trees but sometimes descends to ground-level. It feeds mainly on insects and will also take nectar from flowers.My photography journey through Saudi Arabia... Video Link 1. https://youtu.be/8zFOxxosES8Video Link 2. https://youtu.be/oQUN1MLuPPwVideo Link 3. https://youtu.be/hX7OlmLs-XgVideo Link 4. https://youtu.be/UDJBDGRpP2sFacebook ID: https://www.facebook.com/kaushik.vijayanFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kaushikphotographsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaushikvijayan.photography#Abyssinianwhiteeye #shorts #birdsvideo
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Abyssinian white eye.... Location: Abha, Saudi Arabia The Abyssinian white-eye or white-breasted white-eye (Zosterops abyssinicus) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Zosterops in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is native to north-east Africa and southern Arabia.It is 1012 cm long. The upperparts are green; darker and greyer in northern races. There is a narrow white ring around the eye and a thin black line between the bill and eye. The underparts vary from pale yellow to greyish-white depending on the race. The bird has various twittering and buzzing calls.In Africa it occurs from north-east Sudan south through Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Kenya to north-east Tanzania. It is also found on Socotra Island. In Arabia it occurs in south-west Saudi Arabia, Yemen and southern Oman. It occurs in open woodland, scrub, wadis and gardens. It is found up to 1,800 metres above sea-level in Africa and 3,100 metres in Arabia. It usually forages among branches in trees but sometimes descends to ground-level. It feeds mainly on insects and will also take nectar from flowers.My photography journey through Saudi Arabia... Video Link 1. https://youtu.be/8zFOxxosES8Video Link 2. https://youtu.be/oQUN1MLuPPwVideo Link 3. https://youtu.be/hX7OlmLs-XgVideo Link 4. https://youtu.be/UDJBDGRpP2sFacebook ID: https://www.facebook.com/kaushik.vijayanFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kaushikphotographsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaushikvijayan.photography#Abyssinianwhiteeye #shorts #birdsvideo
