How accurate is Birdsong's bird identifier?

It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

Is my recording stored?

No. Your audio is used to identify the bird in the moment and isn't saved to our servers. The birds you confirm are kept as cards in your own field journal; the recordings themselves are not.

Is the bird identifier free?

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Birdsong field guide

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

A small, olive-green passerine easily identified by its conspicuous white eye-ring and energetic foraging behavior.

What it sounds like

A thin, high-pitched 'tsee-pee' call and a complex, rapid, sweet-toned warbling song.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · ChinaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Equipped with a specialized brush-tipped tongue used for efficiently extracting nectar from flowers.
Highly social outside the breeding season, forming large, nomadic foraging groups known as 'parties'.
Known in Japan as 'mejiro,' it is a cultural symbol of spring and often depicted alongside plum blossoms.
Introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in 1929, it has become one of the most abundant and widespread invasive bird species there.
Regularly practices allopreening, where individuals groom each other's feathers to maintain social bonds and hygiene.

Habitat

Broadleaf forests, orchards, suburban gardens, and urban parks from sea level to subalpine zones.

Range

Native to East Asia, including Japan, Korea, and China; introduced populations in Hawaii and parts of Southeast Asia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus Aldabra White-eyeZosterops aldabrensis Ambon White-eyeZosterops kuehni Angola White-eyeZosterops kasaicus Anjouan White-eyeZosterops anjuanensis Annobon White-eyeZosterops griseovirescens Ashy-bellied White-eyeZosterops citrinella Australian Yellow White-eyeZosterops luteus

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