Japanese White-eye vs アオボウシインコ

Zosterops japonicus 比較対象 Amazona aestiva

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Japanese White-eye アオボウシインコ
学名 Zosterops japonicus Amazona aestiva
Passeriformes Psittaciformes
Zosteropidae Psittacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長 11.5 cm (4.5 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
翼開長 17.0 cm (6.7 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 11.0 g (0.39 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
食性 Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator … Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
一腹卵数 2-6 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm
アオボウシインコ 36.0 cm
翼開長
Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 55.0 cm
体重
Japanese White-eye 11.0 g
アオボウシインコ 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Japanese White-eye

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

アオボウシインコ

Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

アオボウシインコ

さえずり

Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.

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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.

アオボウシインコ

Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Near Threatened

アオボウシインコ

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

アオボウシインコ

羽毛

Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.

くちばし

Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible

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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.

アオボウシインコ

The turquoise-fronted amazon is one of the most popular pet parrots in the world, prized for its ability to mimic human speech and its engaging personality. In the wild, these sociable parrots roost communally in large flocks and fly in pairs to feeding sites at dawn. Habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade threaten wild populations.

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