American Robin vs Japanese White-eye

Turdus migratorius 비교 대상 Zosterops japonicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Robin Japanese White-eye
학명 Turdus migratorius Zosterops japonicus
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Turdidae Zosteropidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
날개 폭 36.0 cm (14.2 in) 17.0 cm (6.7 in)
체중 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 11.0 g (0.39 oz)
식성 Earthworms, insects, and fruit. Famously hunts earthworms on lawns by running, stopping, and tilting its … Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …
산란 수 2-4 2-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
American Robin 25.0 cm
Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm
날개 폭
American Robin 36.0 cm
Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm
체중
American Robin 77.0 g
Japanese White-eye 11.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Robin only

Japanese White-eye only

없음

American Robin

Lawns, parks, gardens, farmland, and forest edges. One of the most familiar birds in suburban North America.

Japanese White-eye

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

Song & Call Comparison

American Robin

노래

A clear, caroling song of 2-3 note phrases: 'cheerily, cheer-up, cheerio'. Sings from dawn perches. Sharp 'tut-tut-tut' alarm call and thin 'seeee' flight note.

Japanese White-eye

노래

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Robin

North America from Alaska and Canada to Mexico. Northern populations migrate south in winter; southern populations are largely resident.

Japanese White-eye

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

American Robin

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

How to Tell Them Apart

American Robin

깃털

Dark grey-brown upperparts with a warm brick-red breast and belly. White eye-ring and streaked white throat. Female slightly paler.

부리

Bright yellow bill with a dark tip

Japanese White-eye

깃털

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

부리

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

About These Birds

American Robin

아메리카울새는 북미 전역에서 봄의 전령으로 널리 알려져 있다. 이름과 달리 실제 유럽울새와 관련이 없으며, 지빠귀과(Turdidae)에 속한다. 빨간 가슴과 노래 소리로 쉽게 알아볼 수 있다.

Japanese White-eye

일본동박새는 동아시아 전역에 서식하는 작고 활발한 새이다. 뚜렷한 흰 눈 고리가 특징이며 올리브색과 녹색의 밝은 깃털을 가진다. 꽃의 꿀과 작은 곤충, 과일을 먹으며 숲, 공원, 정원 등 다양한 환경에서 생활한다.

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