Japanese White-eye vs Javan White-eye

Zosterops japonicus 比較対象 Zosterops flavus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Japanese White-eye Javan White-eye
学名 Zosterops japonicus Zosterops flavus
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Zosteropidae Zosteropidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
翼開長 17.0 cm (6.7 in) 10.1 cm (4.0 in)
体重 11.0 g (0.39 oz) 7.0 g (0.25 oz)
食性 Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator … --
一腹卵数 2-6 2-3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm
Javan White-eye
翼開長
Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm
Javan White-eye 10.1 cm
体重
Japanese White-eye 11.0 g
Javan White-eye 7.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Japanese White-eye only

None

Javan White-eye only

Japanese White-eye

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

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.

Javan White-eye

Geographic Range & Migration

Japanese White-eye

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

Javan White-eye

保全状況

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Endangered

Javan White-eye

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

Javan White-eye

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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