Emu vs Japanese White-eye

Dromaius novaehollandiae 比較対象 Zosterops japonicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Emu Japanese White-eye
学名 Dromaius novaehollandiae Zosterops japonicus
Casuariiformes Passeriformes
Dromaiidae Zosteropidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 175.0 cm (68.9 in) 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
翼開長 20.0 cm (7.9 in) 17.0 cm (6.7 in)
体重 45000.0 g (1587.33 oz) 11.0 g (0.39 oz)
食性 Plants, seeds, fruits, flowers, and insects. Swallows large stones and charcoal to grind food in … Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …
一腹卵数 5-24 2-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emu 175.0 cm
Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm
翼開長
Emu 20.0 cm
Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm
体重
Emu 45000.0 g
Japanese White-eye 11.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Emu only

Japanese White-eye only

Emu

Open grasslands, savanna woodlands, scrublands, and semi-arid plains across Australia. Avoids dense forest and true desert.

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

Emu

さえずり

Deep, resonant booming grunt 'e-moo', often repeated 3 times. Females give a deep drumming call produced by an inflatable throat pouch. Generally low-pitched and far-carrying.

Japanese White-eye

さえずり

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

Emu

Throughout mainland Australia. Absent from Tasmania, where the Tasmanian emu was driven to extinction by 1850.

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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保全状況

Least Concern

Emu

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

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How to Tell Them Apart

Emu

羽毛

Shaggy grey-brown plumage with double-shafted feathers giving a loose, hair-like appearance. Bare blue skin on the face and neck.

くちばし

Broad, flat, dark grey bill

Japanese White-eye

羽毛

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

くちばし

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

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About These Birds

Emu

オーストラリア固有の世界第二位の大型鳥類。1932年の「エミュー戦争」で知られる。飛べないが速く走れる。

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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