The Sri Lanka White-eye is endemic to the island's hills. It has a white eye-ring and moves in small groups through woodland and orchards.
It has a white ring around the eye. Ceylon Bird Club describes it as larger than the smaller White-eye and smaller than a House Sparrow.
It moves in groups through woods, orchards, and wooded gardens, searching trees and bushes for insects, berries, and nectar.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.