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Shima Enaga: Tiny Birds in Japan That Look Like Cotton Balls

Specific wildlife species native to Japan are adorable, and one such example is the tiny Shima Enaga bird. The Shima Enaga is a subspecies of the long-tailed bushtit. They are also known as the silver-throated tit or silver-throated dasher. The Shima Enaga are tiny birds (at 5-6 inches in length, including their tail at 3-4 ...

Emma Lu

Shima Enaga sitting on a branch quizzically looking out.