There are not too many birds that take after a person's name. The name of this bird commemorates the British zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett. This small greenish bird of about 11cm has a distinct white eye ring, and also frequently moves in flocks but the couple of times seen in Bukit Kiara, it was a single forager. It feeds on fruits, nectar, tiny insects and caterpillars. And the bird is more commonly seen at higher altitude.
Having once briefly seen the Everett's White-eye in Bukit Kiara and not having satisfactory shots of the tiny ever-moving bird, I have hoped to come across it again. And I did (for record, the following pics were shot in March) but as usual it kept to the upper canopy and was busy foraging. However I did manage better images this time simply thanks to a better gear.
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