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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Golden White-eye	Japanese White-eye
Nom scientifique	Cleptornis marchei	Zosterops japonicus
Ordre	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Famille	Zosteropidae	Zosteropidae
Statut de conservation	Endangered	Least Concern
Longueur	—	11,5 cm (4.5 in)
Envergure	14,5 cm (5.7 in)	17,0 cm (6.7 in)
Poids	18,150000000000002 g (0.64 oz)	11,0 g (0.39 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …
Taille de la couvée	1-2	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Golden White-eye —

Japanese White-eye 11,5 cm

Envergure

Golden White-eye 14,5 cm

Japanese White-eye 17,0 cm

Poids

Golden White-eye 18,150000000000002 g

Japanese White-eye 11,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Golden White-eye only

Aucun(e)

Japanese White-eye only

Aucun(e)

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

Golden White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Chant

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden White-eye

Japanese White-eye

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

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Statut de conservation

Endangered

Golden White-eye

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden White-eye

Japanese White-eye

Plumage

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

Bec

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

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About These Birds

Golden White-eye

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.

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