This checklist includes all bird species found in Kadena , 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: Kadena [map]
Other names: 嘉手納町
Description: Nakagami (District)
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Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
Chinese Spot-billed Duck | Anas zonorhyncha | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
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Japanese Quail | Coturnix japonica | |
Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
Japanese Pigeon | Columba janthina | |
Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
Whistling Green Pigeon | Treron formosae | |
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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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Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
Lesser Cuckoo | Cuculus poliocephalus | |
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White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Oriental White Stork | Ciconia boyciana | Rare/Accidental |
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Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
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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Black-faced Spoonbill | Platalea minor | |
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Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
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Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
Japanese Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capillatus | |
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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 | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | |
Grey-headed Lapwing | Vanellus cinereus | |
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Bristle-thighed Curlew | Numenius tahitiensis | Rare/Accidental |
Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Little Curlew | Numenius minutus | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | |
Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | |
Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
Asian Dowitcher | Limnodromus semipalmatus | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Rare/Accidental |
Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
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Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | |
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Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
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Saunders's Gull | Saundersilarus saundersi | |
Slaty-backed Gull | Larus schistisagus | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | Rare/Accidental |
Chinese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter soloensis | Rare/Accidental |
Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
Japanese Buzzard | Buteo japonicus | |
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Northern Boobook | Ninox japonica | |
Elegant Scops Owl | Otus elegans | |
Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
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Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos kizuki | |
White-backed Woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucotos | |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
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Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Budgerigar | Melopsittacus undulatus | Introduced species |
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Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | |
Japanese Minivet | Pericrocotus tegimae | Endemic (country/region) |
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Bull-headed Shrike | Lanius bucephalus | |
Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
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Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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Japanese Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone atrocaudata | |
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White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | Rare/Accidental |
Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | Introduced species |
Black-headed Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
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Russet Sparrow | Passer cinnamomeus | |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
Richard's Pipit | Anthus richardi | Rare/Accidental |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | Rare/Accidental |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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Yellow-throated Bunting | Schoeniclus elegans | |
Black-faced Bunting | Schoeniclus spodocephala | |
Grey Bunting | Schoeniclus variabilis | |
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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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Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
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Asian House Martin | Delichon dasypus | |
Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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Brown-eared Bulbul | Hypsipetes amaurotis | |
Styan's Bulbul | Pycnonotus taivanus | |
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Yellow-browed Warbler | Abrornis inornatus | |
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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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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Japanese Waxwing | Bombycilla japonica | Rare/Accidental |
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Chestnut-cheeked Starling | Agropsar philippensis | |
White-cheeked Starling | Spodiopsar cineraceus | |
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Grey-streaked Flycatcher | Muscicapa griseisticta | |
Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
Ryukyu Robin | Larvivora komadori | |
Siberian Rubythroat | Calliope calliope | |
Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus | |
Narcissus Flycatcher | Ficedula narcissina | |
Daurian Redstart | Phoenicurus auroreus | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
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Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | |
Brown-headed Thrush | Turdus chrysolaus | |
Pale Thrush | Turdus pallidus | |
Dusky Thrush | Turdus eunomus |
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