Japanese White-eye vs Kilimanjaro White-eye

Zosterops japonicus 比較対象 Zosterops eurycricotus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Japanese White-eye Kilimanjaro White-eye
学名 Zosterops japonicus Zosterops eurycricotus
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Zosteropidae Zosteropidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
翼開長 17.0 cm (6.7 in) 11.6 cm (4.6 in)
体重 11.0 g (0.39 oz) 12.0 g (0.42 oz)
食性 Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator … --
一腹卵数 2-6 --
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm
Kilimanjaro White-eye
翼開長
Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm
Kilimanjaro White-eye 11.6 cm
体重
Japanese White-eye 11.0 g
Kilimanjaro White-eye 12.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Japanese White-eye only

None

Kilimanjaro 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

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.

Kilimanjaro 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.

Kilimanjaro White-eye

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保全状況

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Least Concern

Kilimanjaro White-eye

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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

Kilimanjaro 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.

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