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

Zosterops japonicus comparado com Cicinnurus respublica

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Japanese White-eye Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
Nome científico Zosterops japonicus Cicinnurus respublica
Ordem Passeriformes Passeriformes
Família Zosteropidae Paradisaeidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento 11,5 cm (4.5 in) 16,0 cm (6.3 in)
Envergadura 17,0 cm (6.7 in) 19,0 cm (7.5 in)
Peso 11,0 g (0.39 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
Dieta 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.
Tamanho da postura 2-6 --
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Japanese White-eye 11,5 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16,0 cm
Envergadura
Japanese White-eye 17,0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19,0 cm
Peso
Japanese White-eye 11,0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Japanese White-eye only

Nenhum

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

Nenhum

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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Japanese White-eye

Canto

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

Canto

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.

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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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Japanese White-eye

Plumagem

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

Bico

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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About These Birds

Japanese White-eye

O olho-branco-japonês é uma pequena ave verde-oliva com anel ocular branco característico, muito popular como canário de gaiola no Japão e amplamente distribuído na Ásia.

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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