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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Japanese White-eye	Citrine White-eye
Scientific Name	Zosterops japonicus	Zosterops semperi
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Zosteropidae	Zosteropidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	—
Wingspan	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)
Weight	11.0 g (0.39 oz)	8.75 g (0.31 oz)
Diet	Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …	--
Clutch Size	2-6	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm

Citrine White-eye —

Wingspan

Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm

Citrine White-eye 11.2 cm

Weight

Japanese White-eye 11.0 g

Citrine White-eye 8.75 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Japanese White-eye only

None

Citrine White-eye only

None

Japanese White-eye

Broadleaf evergreen forests, gardens, parks, and suburban areas. Highly adaptable and common in East Asian gardens.

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Song & Call Comparison

Japanese White-eye

Song

Sweet, high-pitched 'tsee-tsee-tsee' whistle and soft melodic warbling. Flocks produce a continuous tinkling chorus. Alarm is a sharper 'tset'. Song is gentle and rhythmic.

Citrine White-eye

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Geographic Range & Migration

Japanese White-eye

East Asia including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands.

Citrine White-eye

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Least Concern

Citrine White-eye

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How to Tell Them Apart

Japanese White-eye

Plumage

Olive-green upperparts with a bright white eye-ring. Yellow throat and undertail coverts. Greyish-white belly.

Bill

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

Citrine White-eye

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About These Birds

Japanese White-eye

The Japanese white-eye is a familiar garden bird across East Asia, beloved in Japan where it is called mejiro. These sociable birds form flocks outside the breeding season and are important pollinators of plum and cherry blossoms. Unfortunately, introduced populations in Hawaii have become invasive, competing with native honeycreepers.

Citrine White-eye

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