暗綠繡眼鳥/相思 Japanese White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
Summary 2
The Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus), also known as the mejiro (メジロ, 目白), is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. The specific epithet is occasionally written japonica, but this is incorrect due to the gender of the genus. Its native range includes much of east Asia, including Japan, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Philippines. It has been intentionally introduced to other parts of the world as a pet and as pest control, with mixed results....
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- (c) Charles Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/49296659@N00/3305183908
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosterops_japonicus
