American Robin vs Japanese White-eye

Turdus migratorius ile kıyaslandığında Zosterops japonicus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik American Robin Japanese White-eye
Bilimsel Ad Turdus migratorius Zosterops japonicus
Takım Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familya Turdidae Zosteropidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 11,5 cm (4.5 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 17,0 cm (6.7 in)
Ağırlık 77,0 g (2.72 oz) 11,0 g (0.39 oz)
Beslenme Earthworms, insects, and fruit. Famously hunts earthworms on lawns by running, stopping, and tilting its … Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-4 2-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
American Robin 25,0 cm
Japanese White-eye 11,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
American Robin 36,0 cm
Japanese White-eye 17,0 cm
Ağırlık
American Robin 77,0 g
Japanese White-eye 11,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

American Robin only

Japanese White-eye only

Hiçbiri

American Robin

Lawns, parks, gardens, farmland, and forest edges. One of the most familiar birds in suburban North America.

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

American Robin

Şarkı

A clear, caroling song of 2-3 note phrases: 'cheerily, cheer-up, cheerio'. Sings from dawn perches. Sharp 'tut-tut-tut' alarm call and thin 'seeee' flight note.

Japanese White-eye

Şarkı

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Robin

North America from Alaska and Canada to Mexico. Northern populations migrate south in winter; southern populations are largely resident.

Japanese White-eye

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

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

American Robin

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

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How to Tell Them Apart

American Robin

Tuy

Dark grey-brown upperparts with a warm brick-red breast and belly. White eye-ring and streaked white throat. Female slightly paler.

Gaga

Bright yellow bill with a dark tip

Japanese White-eye

Tuy

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

Gaga

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

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About These Birds

American Robin

The American robin is widely regarded as a harbinger of spring across North America. Despite its name, it is a true thrush unrelated to the European robin. American robins produce two to three broods per year and are among the earliest birds to sing in the morning chorus.

Japanese White-eye

The Japanese white-eye is a familiar garden bird across East Asia, beloved in Japan where it is called mejiro. These sociable birds form flocks outside the breeding season and are important pollinators of plum and cherry blossoms. Unfortunately, introduced populations in Hawaii have become invasive, competing with native honeycreepers.

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