A white-eye that breeds in northeastern China and southeastern Russia and winters from southern China to northern Southeast Asia. It can gather in huge flocks during migration.
The head and back are yellow-green, the underparts are white, and the flanks are rufous. A white ring surrounds the eye.
It migrates seasonally, sometimes forming huge flocks. Thousands may be recorded at islands and headlands during passage.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.