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Shimane
This checklist includes all bird species found in Shimane , 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 .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Shimane [map]
Other names: Simane, 島根県, Shimane-ken
Number of breeding endemics: 3
Number of introduced species: 4
Date last reviewed: 2013-05-24
Last modified: 2023-01-08
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| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | Introduced species |
| Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | Rare/Accidental |
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | Rare/Accidental |
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | |
| Brent Goose | Branta bernicla | |
| Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii | |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | Rare/Accidental |
| Swan Goose | Anser cygnoid | Rare/Accidental |
| Bean Goose | Anser fabalis | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose | Anser erythropus | Rare/Accidental |
| Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | |
| Black Scoter | Melanitta americana | |
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
| Smew | Mergellus albellus | |
| Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
| Scaly-sided Merganser | Mergus squamatus | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
| Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Baikal Teal | Sibirionetta formosa | |
| Falcated Duck | Mareca falcata | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | Rare/Accidental |
| Chinese Spot-billed Duck | Anas zonorhyncha | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata | |
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| Japanese Quail | Coturnix japonica | |
| Chinese Bamboo Partridge | Bambusicola thoracicus | Introduced species |
| Copper Pheasant | Syrmaticus soemmerringii | Endemic (country/region) |
| Green Pheasant | Phasianus versicolor | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
| Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Japanese Pigeon | Columba janthina | |
| Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
| White-bellied Green Pigeon | Treron sieboldii | |
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| Grey Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | |
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| Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
| House Swift | Apus nipalensis | |
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| Northern Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx hyperythrus | |
| Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
| Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
| Lesser Cuckoo | Cuculus poliocephalus | |
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| Swinhoe's Rail | Coturnicops exquisitus | |
| Eastern Water Rail | Rallus indicus | |
| Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca | |
| Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
| Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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| Siberian Crane | Leucogeranus leucogeranus | Rare/Accidental |
| White-naped Crane | Antigone vipio | Rare/Accidental |
| Hooded Crane | Grus monacha | |
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| Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata | |
| Black-throated Diver | Gavia arctica | |
| Pacific Loon | Gavia pacifica | |
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| Swinhoe's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | |
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| Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes | |
| Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | |
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| Oriental White Stork | Ciconia boyciana | |
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| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | |
| Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
| Schrenck's Bittern | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | |
| Japanese Night Heron | Gorsachius goisagi | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Chinese Pond Heron | Ardeola bacchus | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Pacific Reef Egret | Egretta sacra | |
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| Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | |
| Black-faced Spoonbill | Platalea minor | |
| Imperial Crested Ibis | Nipponia nippon | Extirpated |
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| Pelagic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| Japanese Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capillatus | |
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| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Rare/Accidental |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Long-billed Plover | Charadrius placidus | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | Rare/Accidental |
| Grey-headed Lapwing | Vanellus cinereus | |
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| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
| Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
| Solitary Snipe | Gallinago solitaria | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | |
| Pintail Snipe | Gallinago stenura | |
| Swinhoe's Snipe | Gallinago megala | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
| Grey Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
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| Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | |
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| Rhinoceros Auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata | |
| Least Auklet | Aethia pusilla | |
| Long-billed Murrelet | Brachyramphus perdix | Breeding endemic |
| Spectacled Guillemot | Cepphus carbo | |
| Ancient Murrelet | Synthliboramphus antiquus | |
| Japanese Murrelet | Synthliboramphus wumizusume | Breeding endemic |
| Common Guillemot | Uria aalge | |
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| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
| Saunders's Gull | Saundersilarus saundersi | |
| Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris | |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus | |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
| Slaty-backed Gull | Larus schistisagus | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
| Cinereous Vulture | Aegypius monachus | Rare/Accidental |
| Mountain Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis | |
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
| Eastern Marsh Harrier | Circus spilonotus | |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
| Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | |
| White-tailed Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | |
| Steller's Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus pelagicus | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
| Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | |
| Japanese Buzzard | Buteo japonicus | |
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| Northern Boobook | Ninox japonica | |
| Oriental Scops Owl | Otus sunia | |
| Collared Scops Owl | Otus bakkamoena | |
| Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
| Ural Owl | Strix uralensis | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Rare/Accidental |
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| Northern Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | |
| Japanese Woodpecker | Picus awokera | Endemic (country/region) |
| Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos kizuki | |
| White-backed Woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucotos | |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | |
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| Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
| Crested Kingfisher | Megaceryle lugubris | |
| Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
| Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata | |
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| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
| Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | |
| Japanese Minivet | Pericrocotus tegimae | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Tiger Shrike | Lanius tigrinus | |
| Bull-headed Shrike | Lanius bucephalus | |
| Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
| Chinese Grey Shrike | Lanius sphenocercus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
| Eurasian Nutcracker | Nucifraga caryocatactes | |
| Daurian Jackdaw | Corvus dauuricus | |
| Rook | Corvus frugilegus | |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
| Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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| Japanese Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone atrocaudata | |
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| Japanese Accentor | Prunella rubida | |
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| Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava | |
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| Russet Sparrow | Passer cinnamomeus | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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| Forest Wagtail | Dendronanthus indicus | Rare/Accidental |
| Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
| Richard's Pipit | Anthus richardi | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
| Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola | Rare/Accidental |
| Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
| Japanese Pied Wagtail | Motacilla grandis | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | |
| Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
| Yellow-billed Grosbeak | Eophona migratoria | |
| Japanese Grosbeak | Eophona personata | |
| Long-tailed Rosefinch | Carpodacus sibiricus | |
| Eurasian Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | |
| Grey-capped Greenfinch | Chloris sinica | |
| Arctic Redpoll | Acanthis hornemanni | Rare/Accidental |
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
| Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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| Chestnut-eared Bunting | Emberiza fucata | |
| Meadow Bunting | Emberiza cioides | |
| Yellow-throated Bunting | Schoeniclus elegans | |
| Japanese Reed Bunting | Schoeniclus yessoensis | |
| Pallas's Reed Bunting | Schoeniclus pallasi | Rare/Accidental |
| Eurasian Reed Bunting | Schoeniclus schoeniclus | |
| Black-faced Bunting | Schoeniclus spodocephala | |
| Japanese Yellow Bunting | Schoeniclus sulphuratus | Breeding endemic |
| Rustic Bunting | Schoeniclus rusticus | |
| Little Bunting | Schoeniclus pusillus | |
| Yellow-browed Bunting | Schoeniclus chrysophrys | |
| Grey Bunting | Schoeniclus variabilis | |
| Tristram's Bunting | Schoeniclus tristrami | |
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| Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
| Varied Tit | Sittiparus varius | |
| Willow Tit | Poecile montanus | |
| Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
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| Eastern Penduline Tit | Remiz consobrinus | |
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| Eurasian Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis | |
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| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
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| Stepanyan's Warbler | Locustella amnicola | |
| Middendorff's Warbler | Locustella ochotensis | |
| Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata | |
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| Black-browed Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus bistrigiceps | |
| Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
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| Asian House Martin | Delichon dasypus | |
| Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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| Brown-eared Bulbul | Hypsipetes amaurotis | |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler | Abrornis inornatus | |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | Rare/Accidental |
| Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler | Seicercus coronatus | |
| Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
| Japanese Leaf Warbler | Seicercus xanthodryas | |
| Sakhalin Leaf Warbler | Seicercus borealoides | |
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| Asian Stubtail | Urosphena squameiceps | |
| Japanese Bush Warbler | Horornis diphone | |
| Manchurian Bush Warbler | Horornis canturians | |
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| Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | |
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| Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | |
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| Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | Introduced species |
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| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
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| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | |
| Japanese Waxwing | Bombycilla japonica | |
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| Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | |
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| Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
| Chestnut-cheeked Starling | Agropsar philippensis | |
| White-cheeked Starling | Spodiopsar cineraceus | |
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| Brown Dipper | Cinclus pallasii | |
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| Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta | |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
| Blue-and-white Flycatcher | Cyanoptila cyanomelana | |
| Japanese Robin | Larvivora akahige | |
| Siberian Blue Robin | Larvivora cyane | |
| Siberian Rubythroat | Calliope calliope | |
| Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus | |
| Taiga Flycatcher | Ficedula albicilla | |
| Mugimaki Flycatcher | Ficedula mugimaki | |
| Narcissus Flycatcher | Ficedula narcissina | |
| Yellow-rumped Flycatcher | Ficedula zanthopygia | |
| Daurian Redstart | Phoenicurus auroreus | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
| Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
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| White's Thrush | Zoothera aurea | |
| Scaly Thrush | Zoothera dauma | |
| Siberian Thrush | Geokichla sibirica | |
| Japanese Thrush | Turdus cardis | |
| Grey-backed Thrush | Turdus hortulorum | Rare/Accidental |
| Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | |
| Brown-headed Thrush | Turdus chrysolaus | |
| Pale Thrush | Turdus pallidus | |
| Naumann's Thrush | Turdus naumanni | Rare/Accidental |
| Dusky Thrush | Turdus eunomus | |
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