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Photo by janruss
Location: Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

Zosterops japonicus

[edit] Identification

4 to 4.5 inches in length. Curved black bill , yellow forehead and chin, white eye-rings, olive green back, yellow underside of tail, throat, breast and belly, black legs and feet.

[edit] Distribution

Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Burma and N Vietnam. Introduced in Hawaii and the most numerous bird in the main Hawaiian islands.

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[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes nectar, fruit and insects.

Breeding season is from February to December.

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