noun
white-eye (bird family Zosteropidae)
Refers to the entire white-eye family of birds. In everyday Japanese, メジロ usually means the Japanese white-eye specifically.
メジロ科の鳥はアジアやアフリカに広く分布している。
Birds of the white-eye family are widely distributed across Asia and Africa.
noun
Japanese white-eye; Zosterops japonicus
The specific species commonly seen in Japan. Recognizable by its olive-green back and white eye-ring.
庭の梅の木にメジロが来ている。
A Japanese white-eye has come to the plum tree in the garden.
メジロは目の周りの白い輪が特徴だ。
The Japanese white-eye is characterized by the white ring around its eye.
The name メジロ (目白) literally means 'white eye', referring to the distinctive white ring around the bird's eye.