White-Eyes: Zosteropidae - Physical Characteristics, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Japanese White-eye (zosterops Japonicus): Species Account - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, WHITE-EYES AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS
considered extinction facing found
White-eyes are found widely in sub-Saharan Africa, southern Asia, New Guinea, Australia, and the smaller islands of the Pacific Islands. They have been introduced in Hawaii and Tahiti.
White-eyes are found in almost every kind of wooded habitat including woodlands, forest edges and canopies (uppermost layer of vegetation of forest, treetops), and bushes within parks and gardens. They are found from sea level to altitudes of about 9,800 feet (3,000 meters).
People often keep white-eyes as pets, often for their beautiful songs. They are considered pests in vineyards and orchards in southern Africa and Australia. However, they are also considered beneficial because they eat aphids and other pest insects.
Of the eighty-six species of white-eyes, six species are considered Critically Endangered, facing an extremely high risk of extinction; one species is considered Endangered, facing a very high risk of extinction; and fourteen species are Vulnerable, facing a high risk of extinction. Two species have recently been classified as Extinct.
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The white-eyes are small perching birds that look very similar across the species. They have slightly rounded wings; short, pointed bills; a brush-tipped tongue that has four sides and is bordered with hairs both at the sides and at the tip; and black legs and feet. Some species have a distinct ring of tiny, dense, pure-white feathers around each eye (which appears early in life) that is divided b…
White-eyes are very social birds, living in wandering groups when not breeding. White-eyes that live on continents migrate regularly to lower latitudes, though sometimes some of the population remains behind. When breeding, they will drop out of the flock, returning after breeding is finished. They are often seen huddling, resting, foraging, bathing, and roosting together, while sunning is done al…
Physical characteristics: Japanese white-eyes have an olive-green back, pale gray underparts, and lemon-yellow throat and undertail coverts. They are about 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) long, and weigh about 0.4 ounces (11 grams). Their wing size is between 20.5 and 25.6 inches (52 and 65 centimeters), and the tail length is between 13.4 and 18.1 inches (34 and 46 centimeters). Geographic range: Jap…
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