Japanese White-eye vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Zosterops japonicus 비교 대상 Cicinnurus respublica

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Japanese White-eye Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
학명 Zosterops japonicus Cicinnurus respublica
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Zosteropidae Paradisaeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 11.5 cm (4.5 in) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 17.0 cm (6.7 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
체중 11.0 g (0.39 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
식성 Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
산란 수 2-6 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
날개 폭
Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
체중
Japanese White-eye 11.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Japanese White-eye only

없음

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

없음

Japanese White-eye

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

노래

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

Geographic Range & Migration

Japanese White-eye

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

깃털

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

부리

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

About These Birds

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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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