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Nishinoshima
This checklist includes all bird species found in Nishinoshima , 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: Nishinoshima [map]
Other names: 西ノ島町
Description: Oki (District)
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 3
Number of introduced species: 1
Date last reviewed: 2018-05-26
Last modified: 2022-12-31
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| Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | |
| Black Scoter | Melanitta americana | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
| Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | |
| Falcated Duck | Mareca falcata | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
| Chinese Spot-billed Duck | Anas zonorhyncha | |
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| Green Pheasant | Phasianus versicolor | Endemic (country/region) |
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| 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 | |
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| Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
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| Northern Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx hyperythrus | |
| Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
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| Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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| Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | |
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| 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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| Pelagic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| Japanese Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capillatus | |
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| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
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| Rhinoceros Auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata | |
| Ancient Murrelet | Synthliboramphus antiquus | |
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| Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris | |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus | |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Steller's Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus pelagicus | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Japanese Buzzard | Buteo japonicus | |
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| Northern Boobook | Ninox japonica | |
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| White-backed Woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucotos | |
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| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
| Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
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| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | |
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| Bull-headed Shrike | Lanius bucephalus | |
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| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
| Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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| Russet Sparrow | Passer cinnamomeus | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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| Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
| Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
| Japanese Pied Wagtail | Motacilla grandis | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | |
| Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
| Japanese Grosbeak | Eophona personata | |
| Grey-capped Greenfinch | Chloris sinica | |
| Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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| Meadow Bunting | Emberiza cioides | |
| Yellow-throated Bunting | Schoeniclus elegans | |
| 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 | |
| Tristram's Bunting | Schoeniclus tristrami | |
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| Varied Tit | Sittiparus varius | |
| Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
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| Eurasian Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis | |
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| 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 | |
| Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler | Seicercus coronatus | |
| 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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| Chestnut-cheeked Starling | Agropsar philippensis | |
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| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
| Blue-and-white Flycatcher | Cyanoptila cyanomelana | |
| Japanese Robin | Larvivora akahige | |
| Siberian Blue Robin | Larvivora cyane | |
| Narcissus Flycatcher | Ficedula narcissina | |
| Daurian Redstart | Phoenicurus auroreus | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
| Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
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| White's Thrush | Zoothera aurea | |
| Japanese Thrush | Turdus cardis | |
| Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | |
| Brown-headed Thrush | Turdus chrysolaus | |
| Pale Thrush | Turdus pallidus | |
| Dusky Thrush | Turdus eunomus | |
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