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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Japanese White-eye	Black-capped White-eye
학명	Zosterops japonicus	Zosterops atricapilla
목	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
과	Zosteropidae	Zosteropidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	—
날개 폭	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)
체중	11.0 g (0.39 oz)	9.566666666666666 g (0.34 oz)
식성	Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …	--
산란 수	2-6	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm

Black-capped White-eye —

날개 폭

Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm

Black-capped White-eye 10.7 cm

체중

Japanese White-eye 11.0 g

Black-capped White-eye 9.566666666666666 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Japanese White-eye only

없음

Black-capped White-eye only

없음

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

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.

Black-capped 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.

Black-capped White-eye

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Least Concern

Black-capped White-eye

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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

Black-capped White-eye

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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.

Black-capped White-eye

The Black-capped White-eye is a small, greenish-yellow white-eye of montane forests in Borneo, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with a distinctive black cap setting it apart from similar species. It inhabits the canopy and edges of montane forests at medium to high elevations. It feeds on nectar, small insects, and berries, often foraging in small, active flocks.

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