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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Flame-templed Babbler	Japanese White-eye
学名	Dasycrotapha speciosa	Zosterops japonicus
目	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
科	Zosteropidae	Zosteropidae
保护状况	Endangered	Least Concern
体长	—	11.5 cm (4.5 in)
翼展	13.3 cm (5.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)
体重	16.5 g (0.58 oz)	11.0 g (0.39 oz)
食性	--	Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator …
产卵数	--	2-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Flame-templed Babbler —

Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm

翼展

Flame-templed Babbler 13.3 cm

Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm

体重

Flame-templed Babbler 16.5 g

Japanese White-eye 11.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Flame-templed Babbler only

无

Japanese White-eye only

无

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

Flame-templed Babbler

Japanese White-eye

鸣唱

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

Flame-templed Babbler

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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保护状况

Endangered

Flame-templed Babbler

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

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How to Tell Them Apart

Flame-templed Babbler

Japanese White-eye

羽毛

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

喙

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

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About These Birds

Flame-templed Babbler

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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