Japanese White-eye vs Bare-eyed White-eye

Zosterops japonicus 对比 Zosterops superciliosus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Japanese White-eye Bare-eyed White-eye
学名 Zosterops japonicus Zosterops superciliosus
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Zosteropidae Zosteropidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
翼展 17.0 cm (6.7 in) 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
体重 11.0 g (0.39 oz) 29.75 g (1.05 oz)
食性 Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator … --
产卵数 2-6 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Japanese White-eye 11.5 cm
Bare-eyed White-eye
翼展
Japanese White-eye 17.0 cm
Bare-eyed White-eye 14.9 cm
体重
Japanese White-eye 11.0 g
Bare-eyed White-eye 29.75 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Japanese White-eye only

Bare-eyed White-eye only

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

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.

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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保护状况

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Least Concern

Bare-eyed White-eye

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How to Tell Them Apart

Japanese White-eye

羽毛

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

Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill

Bare-eyed White-eye

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About These Birds

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.

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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