The Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus), also known as the mejiro, is native to Japan, China, and South-east asia. Mejiro means "white eye" in Japanese. Introduced to Hawaii in 1929 as a means of insect control, it has since become a common bird on the Hawaiian Islands. The Japanese White-eye is about 4 to 4.5 inches in size, with a green forehead and a yellow throat, a greenish back, and dark brown wings and tail outlined in green.
