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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Zosterops Japonés	Ambon White-eye
Nombre científico	Zosterops japonicus	Zosterops kuehni
Orden	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familia	Zosteropidae	Zosteropidae
Estado de conservación	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longitud	11,5 cm (4.5 in)	—
Envergadura	17,0 cm (6.7 in)	10,9 cm (4.3 in)
Peso	11,0 g (0.39 oz)	12,0 g (0.42 oz)
Dieta	Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …	--
Tamaño de la puesta	2-6	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Zosterops Japonés 11,5 cm

Ambon White-eye —

Envergadura

Zosterops Japonés 17,0 cm

Ambon White-eye 10,9 cm

Peso

Zosterops Japonés 11,0 g

Ambon White-eye 12,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

🌲 Bosque

Zosterops Japonés only

Ninguno

Ambon White-eye only

Ninguno

Zosterops Japonés

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Zosterops Japonés

Canto

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.

Ambon White-eye

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Geographic Range & Migration

Zosterops Japonés

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

Ambon White-eye

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Zosterops Japonés

Least Concern

Ambon White-eye

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How to Tell Them Apart

Zosterops Japonés

Plumaje

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

Pico

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

Ambon White-eye

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About These Birds

Zosterops Japonés

El zosterops japonés es un pequeño pájaro de Asia oriental con anillo ocular blanco llamativo, muy adaptable, que habita en bosques y jardines.

Ambon White-eye

The Ambon White-eye is a small zosteropid weighing 12 g with an 10.9 cm wingspan, endemic to Ambon Island in the Moluccas of Indonesia. Like other white-eyes, it forages actively in flocks through forest canopy for nectar, insects, and small fruits.

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