Also known as mejiro, meaning white-eye in Japanese.
The Japanese White-eye's 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.
This very active little bird is about 10.2-11.4cm in size and feeds on both insects and nectar. When building nests, they often steal material from the nests of other birds.
Zosterops japonicus is depicted in Japanese art on numerous occasions, and historically was kept as a cage bird. Find an example of the White-eye in Japanese art here: http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/51/5142/DRPEG00Z/posters/hiroshige-ando-a-japanese-white-eye-on-a-persimmon-branch.jpg
[All text: Ref (96)]
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