Black and white coloration is visually striking. A deep contrast in colors can draw the eye and make birds and other animals stand out. But sometimes, it helps them blend in. Birds can be black ...

The first time we saw an Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), we were in Kundapur in a home-stay, lolling in hammocks in a garden full of flowers and shady trees. A tiny little yellowish ...

The male and female birds vary in terms of eye-ring colour (pink in males and pale grey in females), bill colour (grey-black in males and white in females) and the female also has black marks in its ...