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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Japanese White-eye	Black-fronted White-eye
학명	Zosterops japonicus	Zosterops chrysolaemus
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)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)
체중	11.0 g (0.39 oz)	11.0 g (0.39 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-fronted White-eye —

날개 폭

Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm

Black-fronted White-eye 11.2 cm

체중

Japanese White-eye 11.0 g

Black-fronted White-eye 11.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Japanese White-eye only

없음

Black-fronted 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-fronted 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-fronted White-eye

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Least Concern

Black-fronted 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-fronted 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-fronted White-eye

The Black-fronted White-eye is a small, active white-eye with olive-green plumage, a distinctive black forehead, and yellowish underparts. It is endemic to a few islands in the Solomon Islands group, inhabiting forest interiors, forest edges, and secondary vegetation. Like other white-eyes, it feeds on insects, nectar, and small fruits, moving energetically through the canopy in small flocks.

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