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This checklist includes all bird species found in Japan , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Japan [map]

Other names: 日本

Number of species: 734
Number of endemics: 21
Number of breeding endemics: 9
Number of introduced species: 31
Date last reviewed: 2019-06-30
Last modified: 2024-08-03
See also: http://ornithology.jp/en/publications.html
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanicaRare/Accidental
Brant GooseBranta bernicla
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Canada GooseBranta canadensisRare/Accidental
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusRare/Accidental
Emperor GooseAnser canagicusRare/Accidental
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensRare/Accidental
Greylag GooseAnser anserRare/Accidental
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesRare/Accidental Endangered
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Mute SwanCygnus olorIntroduced species
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorRare/Accidental
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaRare/Accidental
Crested ShelduckTadorna cristataRare/Accidental Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianusRare/Accidental
Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsRare/Accidental
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Falcated DuckMareca falcataNear-threatened
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
American WigeonMareca americanaRare/Accidental
Philippine DuckAnas luzonicaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
American Black DuckAnas rubripesIntroduced species
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensisRare/Accidental
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaRare/Accidental
CanvasbackAythya valisineriaRare/Accidental
RedheadAythya americanaRare/Accidental
Common PochardAythya ferinaVulnerable
Baer's PochardAythya baeriCritically endangered
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ring-necked DuckAythya collarisRare/Accidental
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Lesser ScaupAythya affinisRare/Accidental
Steller's EiderPolysticta stelleriVulnerable
King EiderSomateria spectabilisRare/Accidental
Common EiderSomateria mollissimaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataRare/Accidental
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandiRare/Accidental
Stejneger's ScoterMelanitta stejnegeri
Black ScoterMelanitta americanaNear-threatened
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisVulnerable
BuffleheadBucephala albeolaRare/Accidental
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SmewMergellus albellus
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Scaly-sided MerganserMergus squamatusRare/Accidental Endangered

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
Rock PtarmiganLagopus muta
Copper PheasantSyrmaticus soemmerringiiEndemic Near-threatened
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusIntroduced species
Green PheasantPhasianus versicolorEndemic
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusIntroduced species
Chinese Bamboo PartridgeBambusicola thoracicusIntroduced species
Japanese QuailCoturnix japonicaNear-threatened

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Grey NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka

 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae

Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostrisRare/Accidental
White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
House SwiftApus nipalensis

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Great BustardOtis tardaRare/Accidental Endangered
Little BustardTetrax tetraxRare/Accidental Near-threatened

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisRare/Accidental
Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandusRare/Accidental
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusRare/Accidental
Pacific Long-tailed CuckooUrodynamis taitensisRare/Accidental
Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusRare/Accidental
Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioidesRare/Accidental
Northern Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx hyperythrus
Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalus
Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusRare/Accidental
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
Common CuckooCuculus canorus

 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Pallas's SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxusRare/Accidental

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba liviaIntroduced species
Stock DoveColumba oenasRare/Accidental
Black Wood PigeonColumba janthina
Bonin Wood PigeonColumba versicolorEndemic Extinct
Ryukyu Wood PigeonColumba jouyiEndemic Extinct
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaRare/Accidental
Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
White-bellied Green PigeonTreron sieboldii
Ryukyu Green PigeonTreron permagnus
Black-chinned Fruit DovePtilinopus leclancheriRare/Accidental

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Brown-cheeked RailRallus indicus
Corn CrakeCrex crexRare/Accidental
Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striataRare/Accidental
Okinawa RailHypotaenidia okinawaeEndemic Endangered
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaRare/Accidental
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Swinhoe's RailCoturnicops exquisitusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
Band-bellied CrakeZapornia paykulliiRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaRare/Accidental
Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereusExtirpated
WatercockGallicrex cinerea
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Siberian CraneLeucogeranus leucogeranusRare/Accidental Critically endangered
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisRare/Accidental
White-naped CraneAntigone vipioVulnerable
Demoiselle CraneGrus virgoRare/Accidental
Red-crowned CraneGrus japonensisVulnerable
Common CraneGrus grus
Hooded CraneGrus monachaVulnerable

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVulnerable
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusIntroduced species

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusRare/Accidental
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
European Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaRare/Accidental
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominicaRare/Accidental
Eurasian DotterelEudromias morinellusRare/Accidental
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusRare/Accidental
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Long-billed PloverCharadrius placidus
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNear-threatened
Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
Oriental PloverAnarhynchus veredusRare/Accidental
Tibetan Sand PloverAnarhynchus atrifrons
Siberian Sand PloverAnarhynchus mongolusEndangered
Greater Sand PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensisRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little CurlewNumenius minutusRare/Accidental
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensisEndangered
Slender-billed CurlewNumenius tenuirostrisRare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNear-threatened
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaNear-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNear-threatened
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaRare/Accidental
Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusRare/Accidental
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusRare/Accidental
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusRare/Accidental
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Amami WoodcockScolopax miraEndemic Vulnerable
Solitary SnipeGallinago solitaria
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
Latham's SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNear-threatened
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorRare/Accidental
Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariusRare/Accidental
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipesNear-threatened
Wandering TattlerTringa incanaRare/Accidental
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesRare/Accidental
Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttiferRare/Accidental Endangered
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaRare/Accidental
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostrisEndangered
Red KnotCalidris canutusNear-threatened
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVulnerable
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusRare/Accidental
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaNear-threatened
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNear-threatened
Spoon-billed SandpiperCalidris pygmaeaRare/Accidental Critically endangered
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisRare/Accidental Near-threatened
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Rock SandpiperCalidris ptilocnemis
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiRare/Accidental
Little StintCalidris minutaRare/Accidental
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaRare/Accidental
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisRare/Accidental
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosRare/Accidental
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

White TernGygis albaRare/Accidental
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Black NoddyAnous minutusRare/Accidental
Blue NoddyAnous ceruleusRare/Accidental
Aleutian TernOnychoprion aleuticusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Spectacled TernOnychoprion lunatusRare/Accidental
Little TernSternula albifrons
Least TernSternula antillarumRare/Accidental
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaRare/Accidental
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaRare/Accidental
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Black TernChlidonias nigerRare/Accidental
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaRare/Accidental
Common TernSterna hirundo
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisRare/Accidental
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Chinese Crested TernThalasseus bernsteiniRare/Accidental Critically endangered
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusRare/Accidental
Ross's GullRhodostethia roseaRare/Accidental
Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactylaVulnerable
Red-legged KittiwakeRissa brevirostrisRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ivory GullPagophila eburneaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sabine's GullXema sabiniRare/Accidental
Saunders's GullSaundersilarus saundersiVulnerable
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus geneiRare/Accidental
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaRare/Accidental
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaeRare/Accidental
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalusRare/Accidental
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaRare/Accidental
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanRare/Accidental
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusRare/Accidental
Relict GullIchthyaetus relictusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostris
Common GullLarus canus
Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchusRare/Accidental
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisRare/Accidental
Caspian GullLarus cachinnansRare/Accidental
Vega GullLarus vegae
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusRare/Accidental
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusRare/Accidental
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
Slaty-backed GullLarus schistisagus
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae

Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerata
Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhata
Horned PuffinFratercula corniculataRare/Accidental
Least AukletAethia pusilla
Whiskered AukletAethia pygmaeaRare/Accidental
Crested AukletAethia cristatella
Parakeet AukletAethia psittaculaRare/Accidental
Long-billed MurreletBrachyramphus perdixNear-threatened
Spectacled GuillemotCepphus carbo
Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba
RazorbillAlca tordaRare/Accidental
Little AukAlle alleRare/Accidental
Thick-billed MurreUria lomvia
Common MurreUria aalge
Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus
Japanese MurreletSynthliboramphus wumizusumeVulnerable

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturusRare/Accidental

 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae

Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Common LoonGavia immerRare/Accidental
Yellow-billed LoonGavia adamsiiNear-threatened

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicusRare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropicaRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilisNear-threatened
Black-footed AlbatrossPhoebastria nigripesNear-threatened
Short-tailed AlbatrossPhoebastria albatrusBreeding endemic Vulnerable

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Fork-tailed Storm PetrelHydrobates furcatus
Swinhoe's Storm PetrelHydrobates monorhisNear-threatened
Matsudaira's Storm PetrelHydrobates matsudairaeBreeding endemic Vulnerable
Leach's Storm PetrelHydrobates leucorhousVulnerable
Band-rumped Storm PetrelHydrobates castro
Tristram's Storm PetrelHydrobates tristrami

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Providence PetrelPterodroma solandriRare/Accidental
Murphy's PetrelPterodroma ultimaRare/Accidental
Juan Fernandez PetrelPterodroma externaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglectaRare/Accidental
Hawaiian PetrelPterodroma sandwichensisRare/Accidental Endangered
Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectataRare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-necked PetrelPterodroma cervicalisRare/Accidental
Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennisRare/Accidental
Bonin PetrelPterodroma hypoleuca
Stejneger's PetrelPterodroma longirostrisRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrataRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelasNear-threatened
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleriRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaNear-threatened
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
Pink-footed ShearwaterArdenna creatopusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesNear-threatened
Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatisRare/Accidental
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusRare/Accidental
Bryan's ShearwaterPuffinus bryaniBreeding endemic Critically endangered
Newell's ShearwaterPuffinus newelliRare/Accidental Critically endangered
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni
Bannerman's ShearwaterPuffinus bannermaniBreeding endemic Endangered
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Black StorkCiconia nigraRare/Accidental
Oriental StorkCiconia boycianaEndangered

 
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielRare/Accidental
Great FrigatebirdFregata minorRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Red-footed BoobySula sula
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Nazca BoobySula grantiRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Red-faced CormorantUrile urile
Pelagic CormorantUrile pelagicus
Japanese CormorantPhalacrocorax capillatus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Crested IbisNipponia nipponEndangered
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusRare/Accidental
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Black-faced SpoonbillPlatalea minorEndangered

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollisRare/Accidental
Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
Von Schrenck's BitternIxobrychus eurhythmus
Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicusExtirpated
Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophus
Japanese Night HeronGorsachius goisagiVulnerable
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVulnerable
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Striated HeronButorides striata
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayiiRare/Accidental
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Javan Pond HeronArdeola speciosaRare/Accidental
Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
Great EgretArdea alba
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusRare/Accidental
Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensisRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusRare/Accidental Near-threatened

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusRare/Accidental
Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
Greater Spotted EagleClanga clangaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisIntroduced species Endangered
Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosRare/Accidental
Chinese SparrowhawkAccipiter soloensis
Japanese SparrowhawkAccipiter gularis
BesraAccipiter virgatus
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusRare/Accidental
Eastern Marsh HarrierCircus spilonotus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Northern HarrierCircus hudsoniusRare/Accidental
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosRare/Accidental
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusRare/Accidental
Steller's Sea EagleHaliaeetus pelagicusVulnerable
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusRare/Accidental
Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
Upland BuzzardButeo hemilasiusRare/Accidental
Eastern BuzzardButeo japonicus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Eastern Grass OwlTyto longimembrisRare/Accidental

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusRare/Accidental
Oriental Scops OwlOtus sunia
Ryukyu Scops OwlOtus elegansNear-threatened
Collared Scops OwlOtus lettiaRare/Accidental
Japanese Scops OwlOtus semitorques
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo buboRare/Accidental
Blakiston's Fish OwlKetupa blakistoniEndangered
Ural OwlStrix uralensis

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisRare/Accidental
Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisRare/Accidental
Guam KingfisherTodiramphus cinnamominusExtirpated Extinct in the wild
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black-backed Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithacaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusRare/Accidental
Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatusRare/Accidental

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki
Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylusRare/Accidental
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrusRare/Accidental
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Okinawa WoodpeckerDendrocopos noguchiiEndemic Critically endangered
White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisRare/Accidental
Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
Japanese Green WoodpeckerPicus awokeraEndemic
Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser KestrelFalco naumanniRare/Accidental
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Amur FalconFalco amurensisRare/Accidental
MerlinFalco columbarius
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
Saker FalconFalco cherrugRare/Accidental Endangered
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriIntroduced species Near-threatened
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaIntroduced species Near-threatened
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriIntroduced species
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Western Hooded PittaPitta sordidaRare/Accidental
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaVulnerable

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
Ryukyu MinivetPericrocotus tegimaeEndemic
Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistosRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusRare/Accidental
Short-tailed DrongoDicrurus striatusRare/Accidental
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusRare/Accidental
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaRare/Accidental
Black Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Chinese Grey ShrikeLanius sphenocercusRare/Accidental
Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
Tiger ShrikeLanius tigrinus
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusRare/Accidental
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioRare/Accidental
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalus
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Lidth's JayGarrulus lidthiEndemic Vulnerable
Azure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanus
Oriental MagpiePica sericaIntroduced species
Spotted NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
Western JackdawColoeus monedulaRare/Accidental
Daurian JackdawColoeus dauuricus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Northern RavenCorvus corax

 
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae

Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Japanese WaxwingBombycilla japonicaNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Coal TitPeriparus ater
Yellow-bellied TitPardaliparus venustulusRare/Accidental
Varied TitSittiparus varius
Owston's TitSittiparus owstoniEndemic Endangered
Iriomote TitSittiparus olivaceusEndemic
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Azure TitCyanistes cyanusRare/Accidental
Japanese TitParus minor
Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae

Chinese Penduline TitRemiz consobrinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Panuridae

Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisRare/Accidental
Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensisRare/Accidental
Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaRare/Accidental
Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculataRare/Accidental
Mongolian LarkMelanocorypha mongolicaRare/Accidental
Asian Short-toed LarkAlaudala cheleensisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensisRare/Accidental
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorRare/Accidental
Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Siberian House MartinDelichon lagopodumRare/Accidental
Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cettiidae

Japanese Bush WarblerHorornis diphone
Manchurian Bush WarblerHorornis canturiansRare/Accidental
Asian StubtailUrosphena squameiceps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixRare/Accidental
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Chinese Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus yunnanensisRare/Accidental
Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulusRare/Accidental
Radde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarziRare/Accidental
Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinisRare/Accidental
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatusRare/Accidental
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusRare/Accidental
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaRare/Accidental
Eastern Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus coronatus
Ijima's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus ijimaeBreeding endemic Vulnerable
Two-barred WarblerPhylloscopus plumbeitarsusRare/Accidental
Sakhalin Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus borealoides
Pale-legged Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus tenellipesRare/Accidental
Japanese Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus xanthodryasBreeding endemic
Kamchatka Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus examinandus
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
Sulphur-breasted WarblerPhylloscopus rickettiRare/Accidental
Claudia's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus claudiaeRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusRare/Accidental
Speckled Reed WarblerAcrocephalus sorghophilusRare/Accidental Critically endangered
Manchurian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus tangorumRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricolaRare/Accidental
Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorumRare/Accidental
Thick-billed WarblerArundinax aedonRare/Accidental
Booted WarblerIduna caligataRare/Accidental
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterinaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Sakhalin Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes amnicola
Marsh GrassbirdHelopsaltes pryeriNear-threatened
Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes certhiolaRare/Accidental
Middendorff's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes ochotensis
Styan's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes pleskeiVulnerable
Lanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Plain PriniaPrinia inornataRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaRare/Accidental
Common WhitethroatCurruca communisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paradoxornithidae

Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbianaIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Bonin White-eyeApalopteron familiareEndemic Near-threatened
Chestnut-flanked White-eyeZosterops erythropleurusRare/Accidental
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaIntroduced species
Chinese HwameiGarrulax canorusIntroduced species
Moustached LaughingthrushIanthocincla cineraceaIntroduced species
White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae

Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaRare/Accidental
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisRare/Accidental
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusIntroduced species
Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianusIntroduced species
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisIntroduced species
Red-billed StarlingSpodiopsar sericeusRare/Accidental
White-cheeked StarlingSpodiopsar cineraceus
Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninusRare/Accidental
Chestnut-cheeked StarlingAgropsar philippensis
White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensis
Rosy StarlingPastor roseusRare/Accidental
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusRare/Accidental
White's ThrushZoothera aurea
Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
Amami ThrushZoothera majorEndemic Near-threatened
Bonin ThrushZoothera terrestrisEndemic Extinct
Siberian ThrushGeokichla sibirica
Chinese ThrushTurdus mupinensisRare/Accidental
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosRare/Accidental
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusRare/Accidental
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinusRare/Accidental
RedwingTurdus iliacusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Japanese ThrushTurdus cardis
Grey-backed ThrushTurdus hortulorumRare/Accidental
Eyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurus
Pale ThrushTurdus pallidus
Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolaus
Izu ThrushTurdus celaenopsEndemic Vulnerable
FieldfareTurdus pilarisRare/Accidental
Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularisRare/Accidental
Red-throated ThrushTurdus ruficollisRare/Accidental
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomus
Naumann's ThrushTurdus naumanniRare/Accidental
American RobinTurdus migratoriusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisRare/Accidental
Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided FlycatcherMuscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous FlycatcherMuscicapa ferrugineaRare/Accidental
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataRare/Accidental
Fujian NiltavaNiltava davidiRare/Accidental
Taiwan Vivid NiltavaNiltava vividaRare/Accidental
Blue-and-white FlycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelana
Zappey's FlycatcherCyanoptila cumatilisRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinusRare/Accidental
European RobinErithacus rubeculaRare/Accidental
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaRare/Accidental
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraRare/Accidental
Siberian RubythroatCalliope calliope
Himalayan RubythroatCalliope pectoralisRare/Accidental
Chinese RubythroatCalliope tschebaiewiRare/Accidental
Siberian Blue RobinLarvivora cyane
Japanese RobinLarvivora akahige
Izu RobinLarvivora tanensisEndemic Vulnerable
Ryukyu RobinLarvivora komadoriEndemic Near-threatened
Okinawa RobinLarvivora namiyeiEndemic Near-threatened
Rufous-tailed RobinLarvivora sibilans
Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
Narcissus FlycatcherFicedula narcissina
Ryukyu FlycatcherFicedula owstoniBreeding endemic
Mugimaki FlycatcherFicedula mugimaki
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parvaRare/Accidental
Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicillaRare/Accidental
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaRare/Accidental
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
Eversmann's RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotusRare/Accidental
Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalisRare/Accidental
Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusRare/Accidental
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosRare/Accidental
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusRare/Accidental
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
White-throated Rock ThrushMonticola gularisRare/Accidental
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreusRare/Accidental
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraRare/Accidental
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprataRare/Accidental
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantheRare/Accidental
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaRare/Accidental
Desert WheatearOenanthe desertiRare/Accidental
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschankaRare/Accidental
Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleucaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae

Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
House SparrowPasser domesticusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermediusIntroduced species
Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraIntroduced species Endangered
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataIntroduced species
White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataIntroduced species
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaIntroduced species
White-headed MuniaLonchura majaIntroduced species
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpodaIntroduced species
Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesIntroduced species
Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae

Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraIntroduced species
Long-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua paradisaeaIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae

Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
Siberian AccentorPrunella montanellaRare/Accidental
Japanese AccentorPrunella rubida

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicusRare/Accidental
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaRare/Accidental
Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreolaRare/Accidental
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Japanese WagtailMotacilla grandisBreeding endemic
Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskiiRare/Accidental
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisRare/Accidental
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisRare/Accidental
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
Pechora PipitAnthus gustaviRare/Accidental
Rosy PipitAnthus roseatusRare/Accidental
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebsRare/Accidental
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Chinese GrosbeakEophona migratoria
Japanese GrosbeakEophona personata
Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Asian Rosy FinchLeucosticte arctoa
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusRare/Accidental
Bonin GrosbeakCarpodacus ferreorostrisEndemic Extinct
Siberian Long-tailed RosefinchCarpodacus sibiricus
Pallas's RosefinchCarpodacus roseus
Grey-capped GreenfinchChloris sinica
Bonin GreenfinchChloris kittlitziEndemic
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanniRare/Accidental
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Two-barred CrossbillLoxia leucopteraRare/Accidental
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisIntroduced species
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae

Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Crested BuntingEmberiza lathamiRare/Accidental
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaRare/Accidental
Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides
Grey-necked BuntingEmberiza buchananiRare/Accidental
Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulanaRare/Accidental
Tristram's BuntingEmberiza tristrami
Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucata
Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
Yellow-browed BuntingEmberiza chrysophrys
Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaVulnerable
Yellow-throated BuntingEmberiza elegans
Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaCritically endangered
Chestnut BuntingEmberiza rutila
Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephalaRare/Accidental
Red-headed BuntingEmberiza brunicepsRare/Accidental
Yellow BuntingEmberiza sulphurataBreeding endemic
Black-faced BuntingEmberiza spodocephala
Masked BuntingEmberiza personata
Grey BuntingEmberiza variabilis
Pallas's Reed BuntingEmberiza pallasiRare/Accidental
Ochre-rumped BuntingEmberiza yessoensisNear-threatened
Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae

Sooty Fox SparrowPasserella unalaschcensisRare/Accidental
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysRare/Accidental
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapillaRare/Accidental
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensisRare/Accidental
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae

Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasRare/Accidental
American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaRare/Accidental
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronataRare/Accidental
Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusillaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae

Red-crested CardinalParoaria coronataIntroduced species

 

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