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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Japanese White-eye	Bare-eyed White-eye
Nome científico	Zosterops japonicus	Zosterops superciliosus
Ordem	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Família	Zosteropidae	Zosteropidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Least Concern
Comprimento	11,5 cm (4.5 in)	—
Envergadura	17,0 cm (6.7 in)	14,9 cm (5.9 in)
Peso	11,0 g (0.39 oz)	29,75 g (1.05 oz)
Dieta	Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …	--
Tamanho da postura	2-6	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Japanese White-eye 11,5 cm

Bare-eyed White-eye —

Envergadura

Japanese White-eye 17,0 cm

Bare-eyed White-eye 14,9 cm

Peso

Japanese White-eye 11,0 g

Bare-eyed White-eye 29,75 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

🌲 Forest

Japanese White-eye only

Nenhum

Bare-eyed White-eye only

Nenhum

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

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.

Bare-eyed 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.

Bare-eyed White-eye

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Least Concern

Bare-eyed White-eye

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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

Bare-eyed White-eye

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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.

Bare-eyed White-eye

The Bare-eyed White-eye is a small white-eye of the family Zosteropidae found on the island of Rennell in the Solomon Islands. Weighing about 29.75g with a wingspan of 14.9cm, it differs from other white-eyes by lacking the typical prominent white eye-ring. It forages through forest canopy and scrub, feeding on nectar, small insects, and berries.

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