| Basic information |
| Scientific name |
Zosterops spp. |
(No picture)
|
| Major synonym |
e.g. Z. japonicus simplex, Z. erythropleurus, Z. palpebrosus, etc. |
| Common names |
White-eyes (except Japanese taxa) |
| Higher taxon |
Zosteropidae, Passeriformes, Aves |
| Natural range |
Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, Continental China, Philippines. |
| Habitat |
Forest, Farm field, urban area, park, etc. |
| Invasion information |
| Range in Japan |
No explicit records. However, these species may escape in Japan, given that large number of exotic white-eyes have been imported to Japan. |
|
| Origin |
S Korea, China, Phlippine, etc. |
| Date |
Unknown. |
| Route |
Deliberate: Imported as pet animals. In Japan, there are contests of white-eye singing, where Japanese native white-eye has been preferred traditionally. In several cases, some people having permissions for import of exotic white-eyes, poached and kept Japanese white-eyes as “imported white-eyes”, and released the true imported ones. |
| Impact |
Potentially: competition and/or hybridization with native Zosterops. Transmission of avian flu.
Native organism(s) affected: Native subspecies of Japanese white-eye |
| Regulation in Japan |
As a countermeasure to avian flu, almost Asian countries prohibit trades of birds. |
| Introduced range in other countries |
None. |
Japanese |
English