I'm mostly different shades of blue and green
It almost looks like my eyes have sclera,
But that is a white postocular spot you see.
(In humans, the white of the eye is called "sclera". The white you see on this bird in the second photo is actually little, tiny white feathers that give the bird a slightly creepy human-eye look,)
Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/grcbri1/cur/identification
Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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