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This checklist includes all bird species found in Yamagata , 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: Yamagata [map]

Other names: 山形県, Yamagata-ken

Number of species: 400
Number of breeding endemics: 3
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2013-05-24
Last modified: 2022-12-21
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusRare/Accidental
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Bean GooseAnser fabalis
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropusRare/Accidental
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataRare/Accidental
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SmewMergellus albellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
Common PochardAythya ferina
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greater ScaupAythya marila
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
Falcated DuckMareca falcata
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
American WigeonMareca americana
Chinese Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common TealAnas crecca
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Japanese QuailCoturnix japonica
Chinese Bamboo PartridgeBambusicola thoracicus
Copper PheasantSyrmaticus soemmerringiiEndemic (country/region)
Green PheasantPhasianus versicolor
Rock PtarmiganLagopus muta

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba livia
Stock DoveColumba oenasRare/Accidental
Japanese PigeonColumba janthina
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White-bellied Green PigeonTreron sieboldii

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Grey NightjarCaprimulgus indicus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostrisRare/Accidental
Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
House SwiftApus nipalensisRare/Accidental

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandusRare/Accidental
Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceusRare/Accidental
Northern Hawk CuckooHierococcyx hyperythrus
Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusRare/Accidental
Common CuckooCuculus canorus
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Swinhoe's RailCoturnicops exquisitus
Eastern Water RailRallus indicus
Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusRare/Accidental
WatercockGallicrex cinerea
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common CootFulica atra

 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae

Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
White-billed DiverGavia adamsiiRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis
Black-footed AlbatrossPhoebastria nigripes
Short-tailed AlbatrossPhoebastria albatrusRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

Madeiran Storm-petrelHydrobates castro
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhous
Swinhoe's Storm-petrelHydrobates monorhis

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Bonin PetrelPterodroma hypoleuca
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Oriental White StorkCiconia boyciana

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
Schrenck's BitternIxobrychus eurhythmus
Japanese Night HeronGorsachius goisagi
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Striated HeronButorides striata
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pacific Reef EgretEgretta sacra
Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae

Brown BoobySula leucogasterRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Japanese CormorantPhalacrocorax capillatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Long-billed PloverCharadrius placidus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolusRare/Accidental
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultiiRare/Accidental
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensisRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little CurlewNumenius minutusRare/Accidental
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaRare/Accidental
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiRare/Accidental
Long-toed StintCalidris subminutaRare/Accidental
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Solitary SnipeGallinago solitaria
Latham's SnipeGallinago hardwickii
Pintail SnipeGallinago stenura
Swinhoe's SnipeGallinago megala
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusRare/Accidental
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Wandering TattlerTringa incanaRare/Accidental
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae

Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerata
Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataRare/Accidental
Horned PuffinFratercula corniculataRare/Accidental
Parakeet AukletAethia psittaculaRare/Accidental
Least AukletAethia pusillaRare/Accidental
Crested AukletAethia cristatellaRare/Accidental
Long-billed MurreletBrachyramphus perdixBreeding endemic
Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columbaRare/Accidental
Spectacled GuillemotCepphus carbo
Ancient MurreletSynthliboramphus antiquus
Japanese MurreletSynthliboramphus wumizusumeBreeding endemic
Brunnich's GuillemotUria lomvia
Common GuillemotUria aalge

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormickiRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Saunders's GullSaundersilarus saundersi
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostris
Mew GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusRare/Accidental
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Slaty-backed GullLarus schistisagus
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Aleutian TernOnychoprion aleuticusRare/Accidental
Little TernSternula albifrons
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Common TernSterna hirundo

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Oriental Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Mountain Hawk EagleNisaetus nipalensis
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Eastern Marsh HarrierCircus spilonotus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucosRare/Accidental
Chinese SparrowhawkAccipiter soloensisRare/Accidental
Japanese SparrowhawkAccipiter gularis
BesraAccipiter virgatus
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
White-tailed Sea EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Steller's Sea EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
Japanese BuzzardButeo japonicus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Northern BoobookNinox japonica
Oriental Scops OwlOtus sunia
Collared Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Northern Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Ural OwlStrix uralensis

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Northern WryneckJynx torquilla
Japanese WoodpeckerPicus awokeraEndemic (country/region)
Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerDendrocopos kizuki
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos minorRare/Accidental
White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris
Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataRare/Accidental

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Amur FalconFalco amurensisRare/Accidental
MerlinFalco columbarius
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

Fairy PittaPitta nymphaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Tiger ShrikeLanius tigrinus
Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusRare/Accidental
Northern ShrikeLanius borealis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Azure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanus
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian MagpiePica picaRare/Accidental
Eurasian NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
Daurian JackdawCorvus dauuricus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Japanese Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae

Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
Japanese AccentorPrunella rubida
Siberian AccentorPrunella montanellaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red AvadavatAmandava amandava

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicusRare/Accidental
Pechora PipitAnthus gustaviRare/Accidental
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisRare/Accidental
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskiiRare/Accidental
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreolaRare/Accidental
Japanese Pied WagtailMotacilla grandis
White WagtailMotacilla alba

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

BramblingFringilla montifringilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Yellow-billed GrosbeakEophona migratoriaRare/Accidental
Japanese GrosbeakEophona personata
Common RosefinchErythrina erythrinaRare/Accidental
Long-tailed RosefinchCarpodacus sibiricus
Pallas's RosefinchCarpodacus roseus
Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleatorRare/Accidental
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Asian Rosy FinchLeucosticte arctoa
Grey-capped GreenfinchChloris sinica
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucopteraRare/Accidental
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisIntroduced species
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae

Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Red-headed BuntingGranativora brunicepsRare/Accidental
Black-headed BuntingGranativora melanocephalaRare/Accidental
Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucata
Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides
Grey-necked BuntingEmberiza buchananiRare/Accidental
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaRare/Accidental
Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
Yellow-throated BuntingSchoeniclus elegans
Japanese Reed BuntingSchoeniclus yessoensis
Pallas's Reed BuntingSchoeniclus pallasi
Eurasian Reed BuntingSchoeniclus schoeniclus
Black-faced BuntingSchoeniclus spodocephala
Japanese Yellow BuntingSchoeniclus sulphuratusBreeding endemic
Rustic BuntingSchoeniclus rusticus
Chestnut BuntingSchoeniclus rutilus
Little BuntingSchoeniclus pusillus
Yellow-breasted BuntingSchoeniclus aureolus
Yellow-browed BuntingSchoeniclus chrysophrys
Grey BuntingSchoeniclus variabilis
Tristram's BuntingSchoeniclus tristrami

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae

White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Coal TitPeriparus ater
Varied TitSittiparus varius
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Cinereous TitParus cinereus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Asian Short-toed LarkAlaudala cheleensisRare/Accidental
Mongolian LarkMelanocorypha mongolicaRare/Accidental
Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaRare/Accidental
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisRare/Accidental
Eurasian Sky LarkAlauda arvensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Stepanyan's WarblerLocustella amnicola
Rusty-rumped WarblerLocustella certhiolaRare/Accidental
Middendorff's WarblerLocustella ochotensis
Lanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Thick-billed WarblerArundinax aedonRare/Accidental
Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps
Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorumRare/Accidental
Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Northern House MartinDelichon urbicumRare/Accidental
Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Pacific SwallowHirundo tahiticaRare/Accidental
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Wood WarblerRhadina sibilatrixRare/Accidental
Yellow-browed WarblerAbrornis inornatus
Pallas's Leaf WarblerAbrornis proregulus
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusRare/Accidental
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaRare/Accidental
Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinisRare/Accidental
Radde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarziRare/Accidental
Eastern Crowned Leaf WarblerSeicercus coronatus
Two-barred Leaf WarblerSeicercus plumbeitarsusRare/Accidental
Arctic WarblerSeicercus borealis
Kamtschatka Leaf WarblerSeicercus examinandus
Japanese Leaf WarblerSeicercus xanthodryas
Sakhalin Leaf WarblerSeicercus borealoides
Pale-legged Leaf WarblerSeicercus tenellipesRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Asian StubtailUrosphena squameiceps
Japanese Bush WarblerHorornis diphone
Manchurian Bush WarblerHorornis canturians

 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaRare/Accidental
Common WhitethroatCurruca communisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Chestnut-flanked White-eyeZosterops erythropleurusRare/Accidental
Japanese White-eyeZosterops japonicus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Melodious Laughing-thrushGarrulax canorusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae

Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendulaRare/Accidental
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae

Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Japanese WaxwingBombycilla japonica

 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Purple-backed StarlingAgropsar sturninusRare/Accidental
Chestnut-cheeked StarlingAgropsar philippensis
Asian Pied StarlingGracupica contraIntroduced species
Red-billed StarlingSpodiopsar sericeusRare/Accidental
White-cheeked StarlingSpodiopsar cineraceus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae

Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Grey-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided FlycatcherMuscicapa sibirica
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Blue-and-white FlycatcherCyanoptila cyanomelana
European RobinErithacus rubeculaRare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed RobinLarvivora sibilans
Japanese RobinLarvivora akahige
Siberian Blue RobinLarvivora cyane
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
White-tailed RubythroatCalliope pectoralisRare/Accidental
Siberian RubythroatCalliope calliope
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parvaRare/Accidental
Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaRare/Accidental
Mugimaki FlycatcherFicedula mugimaki
Narcissus FlycatcherFicedula narcissina
Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
Blue-fronted RedstartAdelura frontalisRare/Accidental
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosRare/Accidental
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
White-throated Rock ThrushMonticola gularisRare/Accidental
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Eastern StonechatSaxicola maurus
Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreusRare/Accidental
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantheRare/Accidental
Desert WheatearOenanthe desertiRare/Accidental
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschankaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

White's ThrushZoothera aurea
Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
Siberian ThrushGeokichla sibirica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusRare/Accidental
RedwingTurdus iliacusRare/Accidental
Eastern BlackbirdTurdus mandarinusRare/Accidental
Japanese ThrushTurdus cardis
Grey-backed ThrushTurdus hortulorumRare/Accidental
Eyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurus
Brown-headed ThrushTurdus chrysolaus
Pale ThrushTurdus pallidus
Naumann's ThrushTurdus naumanniRare/Accidental
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomus
Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
Red-throated ThrushTurdus ruficollis

 

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