Japan
Birds
during FONT Birding
& Nature Tours
in 2007
(during the months of
January,
May, & December)
The following list compiled by Armas Hill,
leader of the tours
In the following list, Japanese bird
names follow English names.
The upper right photo is of a
DUSKY THRUSH, one of the birds seen during both our Winter & Spring Tours in
Japan.
Codes:
(i): introduced species
(t): a globally threatened or
rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical
(t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): considered a
near-threatened species globally
(JAr): rare in Japan
(JArs): rare in Japan in spring/summer
(JArw): rare in Japan in
winter
(JAe): Japanese endemic
(JAeb): Japanese endemic breeder
(JAneb): Japanese near-endemic breeder
JAN:
January 15-30, 2007:
Honshu (hn), pelagic on Pacific ferry north to Hokkaido
(hnp),
Hokkaido (hk), Kyushu (ky), Amami
(am)
MAY: May 6-20, 2007:
Honshu (hn), Hegura Island in Sea of
Japan off Honshu (hi), pelagics on ferry to/from Hegura
(hip), Okinawa (ok),
Amami (am), Kyushu (ky)
DEC: December 9-17, 2007:
Kyushu (ky), Honshu (in Tokyo)
(hn), pelagic on Pacific ferry north to Hokkaido (hnp),
Hokkaido (hk)
A booklet is available from Focus On Nature Tours
listing all the birds that have been found during over a decade of FONT tours in Japan,
with more information than given here, noting, for example, the Japanese islands where, and the months
when, sightings have occurred. Please e-mail us if you'd like to receive a copy.
A LIST OF MAMMALS FOUND DURING FONT TOURS IN JAPAN IN 2007 FOLLOWS THE
BIRD-LIST.
Links:
Upcoming
Japan Tour Itineraries
Japan
Past Tour Highlights
Cumulative
List of Birds during FONT Japan Tours
Birds
found during FONT Japan Tours in the Spring
Birds
of Hegura Island
Birds
of the Island of Amami
Rare
Birds during FONT Japan Tours
Japan
Bird Photo Gallery - Part 1 (shearwaters thru shorebirds)
Japan
Bird Photo Gallery - Part 2 (gulls thru buntings)
List
of Japanese Mammals
List
of Japanese Butterflies
List of Birds during
FONT Japan Tours in 2007:
-
Pacific Loon
(Shiroeri-ohamu) ______ JAN hnp,hk, DEC hnp (has also been
called Pacific Diver)
Gavia pacifica (monotypic)
- Little Grebe (or "Dabchick")
(Kaitsuburi) ______ JAN hn,hk,am, MAY hn,hi, DEC ky
Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei
- Horned Grebe (Mimi-kaitsuburi) ______ JAN hn, DEC hk (has also been called
Slavonian Grebe)
Podiceps a. auritus
- Red-necked Grebe
(Akaeri-kaitsuburi) ______ JAN hn
Podiceps grisegena holboellii
- Great Crested Grebe (Kanmuri-kaitsuburi) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn
Podiceps c. cristatus
- Laysan Albatross (Ko-ahodori) ______ JAN hnp, DEC hnp
Phoebastria
(formerly Diomedea)
immutabilis
- Northern Fulmar ______ DEC hnp
Fulmarus glacialis
- Bonin Petrel ______ DEC hnp
Pterodroma hypoleuca
- Streaked Shearwater (neb) (O-mizunagidori) ______ MAY hip,hi, DEC hnp
Calonectris leucomelas (monotypic)
- Short-tailed Shearwater (Hashiboso-mizunagidori) ______ JAN hnp, DEC hnp
Puffinus tenuirostris (monotypic)
- Sooty (or Tristram's) Storm Petrel
______ DEC hnp
Oceanodroma tristrami
- Fork-tailed Storm Petrel ______ DEC hnp
Oceanodroma furcata
- Great Cormorant (Kawa-u) ______ JAN hn, MAY hn, DEC hn
Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae (often considered synonymous with
sinensis)
- Japanese (or Temminck's)
Cormorant (JAneb) (Umi-u) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky, DEC ky
Phalacrocorax capillatus (monotypic)
- Pelagic Shag (or Cormorant)
(Hime-u) ______ JAN hk, MAY hip, DEC hnp,hk
Phalacrocorax p. pelagicus
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Goi-sagi) ______ MAY hn,hi,ky,ok, DEC ky
Nycticorax n. nycticorax
- "Eastern" Cattle Egret (Ama-sagi) ______ JAN am, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok, DEC ky
Bublucus ibis coromandus (the single member of its genus)
- Little Egret (Ko-sagi) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok,
DEC ky
Egretta g. garzetta
- Chinese (or Swinhoe's) Egret (t2) (JAr)
(Kara-shira-sagi) _______ MAY
hn
Egretta eulophotes (monotypic)
- Yellow-billed (or Intermediate)
Egret (Chu-sagi) ______ JAN ky, MAY hn,hi,ky,ok, DEC ky
Egretta i. intermedia
- Great Egret (Dai-sagi) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok,
DEC hn,ky
Ardea a. alba
- Grey Heron (Ao-sagi) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok,
DEC ky
Ardea cinerea jouyi
- Purple Heron (JAr) (Murasaki-sagi)
______ MAY hi
Ardea purpurea manilensis
- Striated Heron (Sasa-goi) ______ MAY hi
Butorides striatus amurensis
- Pacific (or Eastern) Reef-Heron
(Kuro-sagi) ______
JAN am, MAY am
Egretta s. sacra
- Chinese Pond Heron (JAr) (Akagashira-sagi)
______ MAY hi
Ardeola bacchus (monotypic)
- Cinnamon (or Chestnut) Bittern (Ryukyu-yoshi-goi) ______ MAY
ok
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (monotypic)
- White Spoonbill ______ DEC ky
Platalea leucorodia
- Black-faced Spoonbill (t2) (JAr) (Kurotsura-herasagi) ______ JAN hn, DEC ky
Platalea minor (monotypic)
- Mute Swan (i) (Kobu-hakucho) ______ MAY hn
Cygnus olor (monotypic)
- Whooper Swan (O-hakucho) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk
Cygnus cygnus (monotypic)
- Common Shelduck
(Tsukushi-gamo) ______ JAN ky
Tadorna tadorna (monotypic)
- Mandarin Duck (nt) (Oshidori) ______ JAN hn,ky, DEC ky
Aix galericulata (monotypic)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Hidori-gamo) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn, DEC hn,hk,ky
Anas penelope (monotypic)
- Falcated Duck (Yoshi-gamo) ______ JAN hk, MAY hn, DEC hk
Anas falcata (monotypic)
- Eurasian Teal (Ko-gamo) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY hn, DEC hk,ky (was
considered
conspecific with Green-winged Teal of North America,
Anas
carolinensis)
Anas c. crecca
- Gadwall (Okayoshi-gamo) ______ JAN hn,ky
Anas s. strepera
- Mallard (Ma-gamo) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY hn,hi, DEC
hk,ky
Anas p. platyrhynchos
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
(Karu-gamo) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,ok, DEC
ky
Anas zonorhyncha
- Northern Pintail (Onaga-gamo) ______ JAN hn,hk, MAY hn, DEC hn,hk
Anas acuta (monotypic)
- Northern Shoveler (Hashibiro-gamo) ______ JAN hn, DEC hk,ky
Anas clypeata (monotypic)
- Common Pochard
(Hoshi-hajiro) ______ JAN hn, MAY hn, DEC hn,ky
Aythya ferina (monotypic)
- Tufted Duck (Kinkuro-hajiro) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY hn
Aythya fuligula (monotypic)
- Greater Scaup
(Suzu-gamo) ______ JAN hn,hk, DEC hk,ky
Aythya marila mariloides
- Harlequin Duck (Shinori-gamo) ______ JAN hn,hk DEC hk
Histrionicus histrionicus (pacificus) (now monotypic, with
pacificus merged) (the single member of its genus)
- Long-tailed Duck (Kori-gamo) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk (has been called
Oldsquaw in North America)
Clangula hyemalis (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
- American Scoter (Kuro-gamo) ______ JAN hnp,hk, DEC hk (was
considered
conspecific with the Black Scoter of Europe, Melanitta
nigra)
Melanitta americana
- "Stejneger's" White-winged Scoter
(Birodo-kinkuro)
______
JAN hk, DEC hk
(considered conspecific with the White-winged Scoter of
North America, Melanitta deglandi, and formerly so with the Velvet Scoter of
Europe, Melanitta fusca)
Melanitta deglandi stejnegeri
- Common Goldeneye (Hojiro-gamo) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk
Bucephala c. clangula
- Smew (Miko-aisa) ______ JAN hn, DEC hk
Mergellus (formerly Mergus) albellus (monotypic, and the single
member of its genus)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Umi-aisa) ______ JAN hk, MAY hn, DEC hk
Mergus serrator (monotypic)
- Common Merganser (or Goosander)
(Kawa-aisa)
______
JAN hn,hk, DEC hk
Mergus m. merganser
- Osprey (Misago) ______
JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,ky,ok, DEC ky
Pandion h. haliaetus (the single member of its genus)
- Black (-eared) Kite (Tobi) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky MAY hn,hi,ky,
DEC hk,ky
(part of the widespread Black Kite, Milvus
migrans, across Eurasia
& Africa)
Milvus migrans lineatus
- White-tailed (Sea-) Eagle (nt) (Ojiro-washi) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk (has also been called
White-tailed (Fish-) Eagle)
Haliaeetus a. albicilla
- Steller's Sea-Eagle (t3) (O-washi) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk (has also been called
Steller's Fish-Eagle)
Haliaeetus p. pelagicus
- Northerm Harrier (Haiiro-chuhi) ______ JAN hn (has
been called Hen Harrier; considered
conspecific with the Northern Harrier of North America, Circus
cyaneus hudsonius)
Circus c. cyaneus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier (Chuhi) ______ JAN hn (has
been considered by some as conspecific with the Western Marsh Harrier of Europe, and then called
Northern Marsh Harrier)
Circus s. spilonotus
- Northern Goshawk ______ DEC hk
Accipiter gentilis
- Eurasian
Sparrowhawk (Hai-taka) ______ JAN hn, MAY hn,hi
Accipiter nisus nisosimilis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk (Tsumi) ______ JAN
am, MAY hi,am
Accipiter gularis iwasakii
- Common Buzzard (Nosuri) ______ JAN hn,hk, MAY hn, DEC hk
Buteo buteo japonicus
- Roughleg ______ DEC hk
Buteo lagopus
- Grey-faced Buzzard (Sashiba) ______ JAN am
Butastur indicus (monotypic)
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
(Kuma-taka) ______ JAN ky, DEC hk
Spizaetus nipalensis orientalis (this subspecies of Japan
rather distinct from populations on mainland Asia)
- Common Kestrel (Chogenbo) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn, DEC ky
Falco tinnunculus interstinctus
- Eurasian Hobby (Chigo-hayabusa) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hi
Falco s. subbuteo
- Peregrine Falcon (Hayabusa) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi, DEC hn
Falco peregrinus japonensis
- Gyrfalcon (Shiro-hayabusa)
______ JAN
hk
Falco rusticolus (monotypic, but with a
variation in color)
- Copper Pheasant (nt) (e) (Yamadori) ______ JAN hn, MAY ky
Syrmaticus soemmerringii
Syrmaticus s. subrufus (on Honshu)
Syrmaticus s. ijimae
(on Kyushu)
- (Japanese) Green Pheasant (e) (Kiji) ______ MAY hn, DEC ky
(was considered as conspecific with the Common Pheasant
native to Eurasia, Phasianus colchicus)
Phasianus versicolor
Phasianus v. tohkaidi (on Honshu)
Phasianus v. tanensis (on Kyushu)
- Okinawa Rail (t2) (JAe) (Yambaru-kuina) ______ MAY
ok
Gallirallus okinawae (monotypic)
- Ruddy-breasted Crake (Hi-kuina) ______ JAN hn, MAY ok
Porzana fusca erythrothorax
- Baillon's Crake (Hime-kuina) ______ JAN am
Porzana p. pusilla
- White-breasted Waterhen (Shirohara-kuina) ______ JAN
am, MAY ok
Amaurornis p. phoenicurus
- Common Moorhen (Ban) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok, DEC
ky
Gallinula chloropus indica
- Eurasian Coot (O-ban) ______ JAN hn,am, MAY hn, DEC ky
Fulica a. atra|
- Common Crane (JAr) (Kuro-zuru) ______ JAN ky
Grus grus lilfordi
- Hooded Crane (t3)
(Nabe-zuru) ______ JAN ky, DEC ky
Grus monachus (monotypic)
- Sandhill Crane (JAr) (Kanada-zuru) ______ JAN ky, DEC ky
Grus c. canadensis
- White-naped Crane (t3) (Mana-zuru) ______ JAN ky, DEC ky
Grus vipio (monotypic)
- Red-crowned (or Japanese) Crane (t2)
(Tancho) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk
Grus japonensis (monotypic)
- Black-winged Stilt (Seitaka-shigi) ______ JAN
hn, MAY hn,ok, DEC hn
Himantopus h. himantopus
- Long-billed Plover (nt) (Ikaru-chidori) ______ JAN hn,am, MAY hn
Charadrius placidus japonicus
- Little Ringed Plover
(Ko-chidori) ______ JAN am, MAY hn,am,ok, DEC ky
Charadrius dubius curonicus
- Common Ringed Plover
(Hajiro-ko-chidori) ______ MAY hi, DEC hn
Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
- Kentish Plover (Shiro-chidori) ______ JAN am, MAY am, DEC hn
(Eurasian birds no
longer considered conspecific with those in North
America & South America called Snowy Plover)
Charadrius alexandrinus dealbatus
- Lesser Sand Plover (Medai-chidori) ______ JAN am, MAY am (has been called Mongolian
Plover)
Charadrius mongolus stegmanni
- Greater Sand Plover (JAr) (O-medai-chidori) ______ MAY
am
Charadrius l. leschenaultii
- Pacific Golden
Plover (Munaguro) ______ JAN am, MAY hn,ok
Pluvialis fulva (monotypic)
- Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover (Daizen) ______ JAN am, MAY am, DEC hn
Pluvialis s. squatarola
- Grey-headed Lapwing (nt) (Keri) ______ MAY hn
Vanellus cinereus (monotypic)
- Northern Lapwing (Tageri) ______ JAN hn,ky, DEC ky
Vanellus vanellus (monotypic)
- Temminck's Stint (Ojiro-tonen) ______ JAN ky, DEC ky
Calidris temminckii (monotypic)
- Red-necked Stint (JArw) (Tonen) ______ JAN am, MAY hn,am
Calidris ruficollis (monotypic)
- Long-toed Stint (Hibari-shigi)
______
MAY hi
Calidris subminuta (monotypic)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Uzura-shigi)
______ MAY am
Calidris acuminata (monotypic)
- Curlew Sandpiper
(Saruhama-shigi) ______ MAY am
Calidris ferruginea (monotypic)
- Dunlin (Hama-shigi) ______ JAN ky, MAY hn, DEC hn,ky
Calidris alpina sakhalina (other subspecies also occur in Japan:
C. a. arcticola
from Alaska, and
C. a. kistchinskii
&
C. a. actites,
both of these from further north in east Asia)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Kyojo-shigi) ______ JAN am, MAY hn
Arenaria i. interpres
- Amami Woodcock (t3) (JAe) (Amami-yama-shigi) ______ JAN am
Scolopax mira (monotypic)
- Latham's (or Japanese) Snipe (nt) (JAneb)
(Oji-shigi) ______
MAY hi
Gallinago hardwickii (monotypic)
- Common Snipe (Ta-shigi) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hn,hi (has been considered conspecific with Wilson's Snipe of North America, Gallinago delicata)
Gallinago g. gallinago
- Solitary Snipe (Ao-shigi)
______ JAN hn
Gallinago solitaria japonica
- Spotted Redshank (JArw) (Tsuru-shigi) ______ MAY
hn
Tringa erythropus (monotypic)
- Common Redshank (JAr) (Akaashi-shigi) ______ MAY
am
Tringa totanus eurhinus
- Common Greenshank (Aoashi-shigi) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hi,ok
Tringa nebularia (monotypic)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Ko-aoasi-shigi) ______ MAY
am
Tringa stagnatilis
(monotypic)
- Green Sandpiper (Kusa-shigi) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hi,ok, DEC ky
Tringa ochropus (monotypic)
- Wood Sandpiper (Takabu-shigi) ______ MAY hi,ky,ok
Tringa glareola (monotypic)
- Terek Sandpiper
(Sorihashi-shigi) ______ MAY hi
Xenus cinereus (monotypic, and the single
member of its genus)
- Grey-tailed (or Polynesian)
Tattler (Kiashi-shigi) ______ MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok
Heteroscelus brevipes (monotypic)
- Common Sandpiper (Iso-shigi) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,am,ok, DEC
hn,ky
Actitis hypoleucos (monotypic)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (O-sorihashi-shigi) ______ MAY
ok
Limosa lapponica baueri
- Eurasian Curlew ______ DEC hn
Numenius arquata
- "Eurasian" Whimbrel (Chushaku-shigi) ______ MAY
hn,hi,ok
Numenius phaeopus variegatus
- Red-necked Phalarope (Haiiro-hireashi-shigi) ______ JAN hnp, MAY hip
Phalaropus lobatus (monotypic)
- Pomarine Skua (or Pomarine Jaeger)
______ DEC hnp
Stercorarius pomarinus
- Common Black-headed Gull (Yuri-kamome) ______ JAN hn, MAY hn, DEC hn,hk
Larus ridibundus (monotypic)
- Black-tailed (or Japanese
Gull) (JAneb) (Umineko) ______ JAN hn,hnp,ky, MAY hn,hi,hip, DEC hnp,ky
Larus crassirostris (monotypic)
- "Kamchatka Gull" (Kamome) ______ JAN
hn,hnp,hk, DEC hnp,hk
(part of the Mew Gull, that has also been called Common Gull)
Larus (canus) kamtschatschensis
- Vega Gull (Seguro-kamome) _______ JAN hn,hnp,hk,ky, MAY hn,hi, DEC
hnp,hk,ky (considered
by some distinct from Herring Gull of Europe, Larus
argentatus, and the American Herring Gull, Larus
a. smithsonianus)
Larus (argentatus) vegae
- "Heuglin's" (Lesser Black-backed)
Gull ______ DEC ky
Larus fuscus
- "Mongolian" (Yellow-legged) Gull
______ DEC ky
Larus cachinnans
- Slaty-backed Gull (O-seguro-kamome) ______ JAN hn,hnp,hk,ky, MAY hn,hi, DEC
hnp,hk,ky
Larus schistisagus (monotypic)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Washi-kamome) ______ JAN hn,hnp,hk, MAY hn,hi, DEC hnp
Larus glaucescens (monotypic)
- Glaucous Gull (Shiro-kamome) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, DEC hnp,hk
Larus hyperboreus pallidissimus
- Iceland Gull (JAr)
(Aisurando-kamome)
______ JAN hk
Larus glaucoides kumlieni
- Black-legged Kittiwake (Mitsuyubi-kamome) ______ JAN hn,hnp, DEC hnp
Rissa tridactyla (now monotypic, with pollicaris merged)
- Common Tern
(Ajisashi) ______
MAY hn,ky
Sterna hirundo longipennis
- Little Tern (Ko-ajisashi)
______
MAY hn,am,ok
(closely related to Least
Tern of North America)
Sterna albifrons sinensis
- Whiskered Tern (JAr) (Kurohara-ajisashi) ______ MAY
ky
Chlidonias hybridus javanica
- Common Murre
(Umigarasu) ______ JAN hnp (has also been
called Guillemot)
Uria aalge inornata
- Thick-billed Murre (Hashibuto-umigarasu) ______ JAN hnp,hk (has also been
called Brunnich's Guillemot)
Uria lomvia arra
- Spectacled Guillemot (Keimafuri)
______
JAN hnp,hk
Cepphus carbo (monotypic)
- Pigeon Guillemot
(Umibato) ______ JAN hnp, DEC hnp
Cepphus columba snowi
- Long-billed Murrelet (Madara-umisuzume)
______ JAN
hnp
Brachyramphus perdix (monotypic)
- Ancient Murrelet (Umisuzume) ______ JAN
hnp,hk, DEC hnp (the Japanese word "umisuzume"
translates to "sea sparrow")
Synthliboramphus a. antiquus
(the other subspecies, S. a, microrhynchos, at Commander Is. in northeast
Asia)
- Japanese Murrelet (t3) (JAe) (Kanmuri-umisuzume)
______
MAY hip, DEC hnp
Synthliboramphus wumizusume (monotypic)
- Least Auklet (Ko-umisuzume) ______ JAN hnp,hk
Aethia pusilla (monotypic)
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon (i)
(Dobato) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok,
DEC hn,hk,ky
Columba l. livia
- Japanese (or Black) Wood-Pigeon (nt)
(JAneb)
(Karasu-bato)
______ JAN am
Columba j. janthina
- Oriental Turtle Dove
(Kiji-bato) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY
hn,hi,ky,am,ok, DEC ky
Streotopelia orientalis
Streotopelia o. orientalis
(on Hokkaido, Honshu, & Kyushu)
Streotopelia o. stimpsoni (on Amami & Okinawa)
- White-bellied Green-Pigeon (nt)
(Ao-bato) ______
MAY ky
Treron
(formerly
Sphenurus)
s. sieboldii
- Whistling (or Formosa)
Green-Pigeon (nt) (Zuaka-ao-bato) ______ JAN
am, MAY am (has also rather inappropriately been called Red-capped
Green Pigeon)
Treron (formerly Sphenurus) formosae permagus
- Common Cuckoo (Kakko)
______
MAY hn,ky
Cuculus canorus telephonus
- Oriental Cuckoo (Tsutsudori)
______
MAY hi,ky
Cuculus optatus (monotypic)
- Blakiston's Fish-Owl (t2) (Shima-fukuro) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk
Bubo b. blakistoni (genus Bubo rather than Ketupa)
- Japanese Scops-Owl
(O-konoha-zuku) ______ MAY ky (formerly considered part of Collared Scops-Owl of mainland Asia, Otus lettia)
Otus semitorques pryeri
- Oriental Scops-Owl (Konoha-zuku) ______
MAY ok (was at one
time treated as
a subspecies of the Common Scops-Owl, Otus
scops)
Otus sunia japonicus
- Elegant (or Ryukyu) Scops-Owl (nt) (neb)
(Ryukyu-konoha-zuku)
______ MAY
am,ok (recently considered part of Celebes (or
Sulawesi)
Scops-Owl of se Asian islands, Otus
manadensis - prior to that, considered part of Oriental
Scops-Owl, and at one time, treated as a subspecies of the Common
Scops-Owl, Otus scops)
Otus e. elegans (other subspecies
are on islands off Taiwan and the Philippines)
- Brown (or Oriental) Hawk-Owl (Aoba-zuku) ______ JAN am, MAY am
Ninox scutulata japonica
- Ural Owl (Fukuro) ______ JAN hn,hk, MAY ky
Strix uralensis
Strix u. hondoensis (on
Hokkaido & Honshu)
Strix u. fuscescens (on Kyushu)
- Grey Nightjar (Yotaka) ______
MAY ky (was called Jungle
Nightjar)
Caprimulgus indicus jotaka
- House Swift (Hime-amatsubame) ______ MAY am
Apus nipalensis subfurcatus
- Fork-tailed Swift
(Amatsu-bame) ______
MAY hn,hip (has also been called
Pacific, or White-rumped, Swift)
Apus p. pacificus
- Ruddy Kingfisher (Aka-shobin) ______
MAY hi,ky,am,ok
Halcyon coromanda
Halcyon c. major (on
Hegura Is. & Kyushu)
Halcyon c. bangsi (on Amami & Okinawa)
- Common Kingfisher (Kawasemi)
______ JAN hn,am,
MAY hi,ok, DEC ky
Alcedo atthis bengalensis
- Crested
Kingfisher (Yamasemi) ______ JAN hn, MAY ky (was called Greater Pied Kingfisher)
Ceryle lugubris
Ceryle l. pallida (on Hokkaido)
Ceryle l. lugubris (on Honshu & Kyushu)
- Oriental Dollarbird (Bupposo) ______
MAY ky (closely related
to the Broad-billed Roller of Africa)
Eurystomus orientalis calonyx
- Japanese Green Woodpecker (JAe) (Ao-gera) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,ky
Picus awokera
Picus a. awokera (on
Honshu)
Picus a. horii
(on
Kyushu)
(birds are larger & lighter
in the north, smaller & darker in the south)
- Okinawa (or Pryer's) Woodpecker
(t1) (JAe) (Noguchi-gera) ______ MAY
ok
Sapheopipo noguchii
- Amami (or Owston's) Woodpecker (t2) (JAe)
(O-aka-gera) ______ JAN am, MAY
am (has
been considered a race of the White-backed Woodpecker)
Dendrocopos (formerly
Picoides)
(leucotos) owstoni
- White-backed Woodpecker (O-aka-gera) ______ MAY ky
Dendrocopos (formerly
Picoides)
leucotos namiyei (subspecies in western Honshu &
Kyushu)
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (Aka-gera) ______ JAN hn,hk, MAY hn, DEC hk,ky
Dendrocopos (formerly Picoides) major japonicus
- Japanese Pygmy
Woodpecker (Ko-gera) ______ JAN hn,hk,am, MAY hn,ky,am,ok, DEC hk
Dendrocopos (formerly Picoides) kizuki
Dendrocopos k. ijimae (on Hokkaido)
Dendrocopos k. seebohmi (on Honshu)
Dendrocopos k. amamii (on Amami)
Dendrocopos k. kizuki
(on Kyushu & Okinawa)
- Fairy Pitta (t3) (Yairocho) ______
MAY ky (was at one time, by some, considered conspecific with
Blue-winged Pitta, Pitta brachyura)
Pitta nympha (monotypic)
- Eurasian Skylark (Hibari) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,ky, DEC ky
Alauda arvensis japonica (a resident)
(other subspecies that occur Japan, but
as non-breeding visitors, include:
Alauda arvensis pekinensis & Alauda
arvensis lonnbergi)
- Barn Swallow
(Tsubame) ______ JAN ky, MAY hn,hi,ky,ok, DEC ky
Hirundo rustica
(2 subspecies recorded in
Japan: Hirundo r. gutturalis (mostly),
and Hirundo r. saturata)
- Pacific Swallow (Ryukyu-tsubame) ______
JAN am, MAY am,ok
Hirundo tahitica namiyae
- Asian House Martin
(Iwa-tsubame) ______ MAY
hn,ky (has been considered conspecific with the
Common House Martin
of Europe, Delichon urbica)
Delichon d. dasypus
- Richard's Pipit (JAr) (Mamijiro-tahibari)
______ MAY hi
Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Olive-backed Pipit (Binzui) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hi, DEC ky (was called Indian Tree Pipit)
Anthus h. hodgsoni (Anthus h. yunnanensis also occurs)
- Tree Pipit (Yoroppa-binzui) ______
MAY hi
Anthus trivialis haringtoni (probably this subspecies)
- "Siberian" Buff-bellied Pipit
(Tahibari) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hi, DEC ky
(formerly
part of Water Pipit, but now considered conspecific with
the Buff-bellied (or American) Pipit of North America, or
possibly a distinct species)
Anthus (rubescens) japonicus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail (JAr) (Tsumenaga-sekirei)
______ MAY hi
Motacilla tschutschensis simillima
- Grey Wagtail (Ki-sekirei) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi, DEC ky
Motacilla cinerea robusta
- White Wagtail (Hojiro / Haku-sekirei) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi, DEC hn,ky
Motacilla alba
Motacilla a. lugens (throughout most of Japan; has been called Black-backed Wagtail)
Motacilla a. leucopsis (on Kyushu) MAY
ky
- Japanese Wagtail (JAe) (Seguro-sekirei) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn, DEC hk,ky
Motacilla grandis
- Brown-eared Bulbul (JAneb) (Hiyodori)
______
JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,ok, DEC
hn,hk,ky
Microscelis (formerly
Hypsipetes)
amaurotis
Microscelis a. amaurotis
(on
Hokkaido, Honshu, & Kyushu)
Microscelis a. ogawae (on Amami)
Microscelis a. pryeri (on Okinawa)
- Light-vented Bulbul (Shirogashira) ______ MAY
ok
Pycnonotus
sinensis orii
- Ashy Minivet (Sanshokui) ______
MAY hn,hi
Pericrocotus divaricatus (monotypic,
with tegimae split)
- Ryukyu Minivet (JAe) (Ryukyu-sanshokui) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY ky,am
(was considered conspecific with the Ashy Minivet)
Pericrocotus tegimae
- Brown (or Pallas') Dipper
(Kawagarasu) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY hn
Cinclus p. pallasii
- Northern (or Winter) Wren
(Misosazai) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,ky, DEC hk
Troglodytes troglodytes fumigatus
- Japanese Accentor (JAe) (Kaya-kuguri)
______
JAN hn
Prunella rubida fervida (on Hokkaido)
- Ryukyu Robin (nt)
(Akahige) ______ JAN
am, MAY am,ok
Erithacus komadori
Erithacus k. komadori (on
Amami)
Erithacus k. namiyei (on Okinawa)
(From the Japanese names for
the Japanese & Ryukyu Robins, notice that
the
scientific names for the 2 species were erroneously applied.)
- Rufous-tailed (or Swinhoe's) Robin (Shima-goma)
______ MAY hi
Luscinia sibilans (monotypic)
- Siberian Rubythroat (No-goma)
______
MAY hi
Luscinia calliope camtschhatkensis
- Bluethroat (JArw) (Ogawa-komadori) ______ MAY
hi
Luscinia s. svecicus
- Siberian Blue Robin
(Ko-ruri)
______ MAY hi
Luscinia cyane bachaiensis
- Daurian Redstart
(Jo-bitaki) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn, DEC ky
Phoenicurus a. auroreus
- Eurasian Stone Chat (No-bitaki)
______
MAY hi
Saxicola torquatus stejnegeri
("Siberian Stone Chat")
- Red-flanked Bluetail (Ruri-bitaki) _____ JAN hn,ky, MAY hi (has also been
called Siberian Bluechat, or Orange-flanked
Bush-Robin)
Tarsiger c. cyanurus
- Pied Wheatear (JAr) (Seguro-sabaku-hitaki)
______ MAY hi
Oenanthe pleschanka
- Isabelline Wheater (JAr) (Inaba-hitaki)
______
MAY hi
Oenanthe isabellina
- Blue Rock Thrush (Iso-hiyodori) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,am,ok (a
subspecies of the Blue Rock Thrush, with a reddish belly)
Monticola solitarius philippensis
- White's (Ground)
Thrush (Tora-tsugumi) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hi (has been considered conspecific
with the Scaly (Ground) Thrush
of southeast Asia)
Zoothera aurera toratugumi
- Amami Thrush (t1) (JAe) (O-tora-tsugumi) ______ JAN
am, MAY am (has been considered conspecific with the White's
(Ground) Thrush)
Zoothera amami (monotypic)
- Siberian Thrush (Mamijiro)
______ MAY hi
Zoothera sibirica davisoni
- Brown-headed Thrush (JAneb) (Akahara) ______ JAN hn, MAY hi (has been called Brown Thrush)
Turdus c. chrysolaus
- Pale Thrush (Shirohara) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hi, DEC ky
Turdus pallidus (monotypic)
- Eye-browed (or Grey-headed)
Thrush (Mamichajinai) ______ MAY hi
Turdus obscurus (monotypic)
- Dusky Thrush (Tsugumi) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,
DEC hk,ky
Turdus eunomus (monotypic)
- Naumann's Thrush (JAr) ______ MAY
hi (was considered conspecific
with Dusky Thrush)
Turdus naumanni (monotypic)
- Japanese (Grey) Thrush (Kuro-tsugumi)
______
MAY hn (This species has been called
Grey Thrush, but there's another species with that name in Africa. This name
notwithstanding, the species is not endemic to Japan, occurring also in China
& Korea.)
Turdus cardis (monotypic)
- Asian Stubtail (Yabusame) ______
MAY ky (was called Short-tailed Bush
Warbler)
Cettia s. squameiceps
- Japanese Bush Warbler
(Uguisu) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,ok, DEC
ky
Cettia diphone
Cettia d. sakhalinensis (on Honshu & Kyushu, non-breeding, winter)
Cettia d. cantans (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, breeding)
Cettia d. riukiuensis (on Amami & Okinawa)
- Zitting Cisticola (Sekka) ______ JAN ky,am, MAY hn,ky,am,ok (was called Fan-tailed
Warbler, but there's another species with that name in
Mexico, totally unrelated; also now the cisticolas
are not in the same family
as the Old World Warblers)
Cisticola juncidis brunniceps
- Gray's Grasshopper Warbler (Ezo-sennyu)
______ MAY hi
Locustella fasciolata amnicola
- Marsh Grassbird (t3) (O-sekka)
______
MAY hn (has also been called Japanese Marsh
Warbler)
Megalurus p. pryeri
- Black-browed (or Schenk's)
Reed Warbler
(Ko-yoshikiri) ______
MAY hi
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps (monotypic)
- Oriental Reed Warbler
(O-yoshikiri) ______
MAY hn (was considered conspecific with the Great Reed Warbler of Europe, Acrocephalus
arundinaceus)
Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
(Sendai-mushikui) ______
MAY hn,hi
Phylloscopus coronatus (monotypic)
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler (Ezo-mushikui)
______
MAY hi (was part of
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler)
Phylloscopus borealoides (monotypic)
- Ijima's Leaf Warbler (t3) (JAeb) (Ijima-mushikui) ______ JAN
am
(has historically been included
in Eastern & Western Crowned Warblers and in
Pale-legged Warbler)
Phylloscopus ijimae (monotypic)
- Arctic Warbler (Meboso-mushikui) ______ JAN hn MAY hi
Phylloscopus b. borealis
(another subspecies, Phylloscopus b. xanthodryas, also occurs in
Japan)
- Yellow-browed Warbler (JAr) (Kimayu-mushikui) ______ MAY hi
Phylloscopus inornatus (monotypic)
- Dusky Warbler (JAr) (Muji-sekka)
______
MAY hi
Phylloscopus f. fuscatus
- Radde's Warbler (JAr) (Karafuto-muji-sekka)
______ MAY hi
Phylloscopus schwarzi (monotypic)
- Goldcrest (Kikuitadaki)
______
JAN hk
Regulus regulus japonensis
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher (O-ruri)
______
MAY hn,hi,ky
Cyanoptila c. cyanomelana
- Asian Brown Flycatcher (Ko-same-bitaki)
______
MAY hn,hi
Muscicapa d. dauurica
- Dark-sided Flycatcher (Same-bitaki)
______
MAY hi (was called
Siberian Flycatcher; another
name that has been given to this bird, Sooty Flycatcher, inappropriate
as there's a bird so-named in Africa)
Muscicapa s. sibirica
- Gray-streaked
Flycatcher (Ezo-bitaki) ______ MAY
hi
Muscicapa griseisticta (monotypic)
- Mugimaki Flycatcher (JAr) (Mugimaki) ______ MAY hi
Ficedula mugimaki (monotypic)
- Narcissus Flycatcher (JAneb) (Ki-bitaki) ______ MAY
hn,hi,ky
Ficedula n. narcissina
- Ryukyu Flycatcher (formerly part of Narcissus
Flycatcher) (t2) (JAe) (Ryukyu Ki-bitaki)
______
MAY am
Ficedula (narcissina) owstoni
- Yellow-rumped (or
Tricolored)
Flycatcher (JAr) (Mamijiro-ki-bitaki)
______ MAY hi
Ficedula zanthopygia (monotypic)
- Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher (nt) (JAneb)
(Sankocho) ______
MAY ok (was called Black Paradise
Flycatcher)
Terpsiphone atrocaudata illex
(on Kyushu & Nansei Shoto islands)
Terpsiphone a.
atrocaudata (on Honshu, & Hegura Island)
- Long-tailed Bushtit (Enaga) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY ky, DEC ky
Aegithalos caudatus
Aegithalos c. japonicus
(on Hokkaido)
Aegithalos c. trivirgatus (on Honshu)
Aegithalos c. kiusiuensis (on Kyushu)
(A.c. japonicus
in the Caudatus group, with head & throat white, A.c.
trivirgatus & kiusiuensis in the
Europaeus group, with head having
dark lateral crown stripes)
- Marsh Tit (Hashibuto-gara) ______ JAN hk, DEC hk
Parus palustris hensoni (in Brevirostris group)
- Willow Tit (Ko-gara) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn
Parus montanus restrictus (in the Kamtschatkenis group)
(Parus m. sachalinensis, slightly paler, from Sakhalin Island, may occur
on Hokkaido as a vagrant.)
- Varied Tit (JAneb)
(Yama-gara) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn,hi,ky,am,
DEC hk,ky
Parus varius
Parus v. varius
(on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
Parus v. amami
(on Amami & Okinawa)
(other subspecies occur on various Japanese islands, Parus v.
yakushimensis also on Amami Is. as a non-breeding visitant)
- Coal Tit (Hi-gara) ______ JAN hn, MAY hn, DEC ky
Parus ater insularis (in the
Ater group)
- Great Tit (Shiju-kara) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn,ky,am,ok,
DEC hk,ky
Parus major
Parus m. minor (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
Parus m. amamiensis (on Amami)
Parus m. okinawae (on Okinawa)
(these 3 subspecies in the
Minor
group)
- Eurasian Nuthatch (Goju-kara) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY hn, DEC hk
Sitta europaea
Sitta e. asiatica (on
Hokkaido, a pale-breasted form)
Sitta e. amurensis (on Honshu)
Sitta e. roseilia (on Kyushu)
(these subspecies in the Europaea group)
- Eurasian Treecreeper (Kivashiri) ______ JAN hk
Certhia familiaris
Certhia f. daurica (on Hokkaido)
Certhia f. japonica (on Honshu)
(these 2 subspecies in the northern Familiaris group)
- Chinese Penduline-Tit (was considered conspecific with other Penduline-Tits across Eurasia - now 4
species) (Tsurisu-gara) ______ JAN ky
Remiz consobrinus
- Japanese White-eye (Mejiro) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY
hn,hi,hip,ky,am,ok, DEC ky
Zosterops japonica
Zosterops j. japonica (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
Zosterops j. loochooensis (on Amami & Okinawa)
(other subspecies occur on various, smaller, Japanese islands)
- Bull-headed Shrike (Mozu) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,hi, DEC ky
Lanius b. bucephalus
- Brown Shrike (Aka-mozu)
______
MAY hi
Lanius cristatus
Lanius c. lucionensis (in Okinawa)
Lanius c. superciliosus
(breeds on Hokkaido &
Honshu)
- Eurasian Jay (Kakesu) ______ JAN hn,hk, MAY hn,ky, DEC hk,ky
Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus g. brandtii (on Hokkaido)
Garrulus g. japonicus (on Honshu & Kyushu)
(2 other subspecies occur on other Japanese islands)
- Lidth's Jay (t3) (JAe) (Ruri-kakesu) ______ JAN am, MAY am
Garrulus lidthi (monotypic)
- Azure-winged Magpie (Onaga) ______ JAN hn
Cyanopica cyana japonica
- Daurian Jackdaw (Kokumaru-garasu) ______ JAN ky
Corvus dauuricus (monotypic)
- Rook (Miyama-garasu) ______ JAN ky, DEC ky
Corvus frugilegus pastinator
- Carrion Crow (Hashiboso-garasu) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky, MAY hn,hi,ky, DEC
hk,ky
Corvus corone orientalis
- Large-billed Crow (Hashibuto-garasu) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY
hn,hi,ky,am,ok, DEC hn,hk,ky (was
considered conspecific with the Jungle Crow of southern Asia,
Corvus levaillantii)
Corvus macrorhynchos
Corvus m. japonensis (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
Corvus m. connectens (on Amami & Okinawa)
(1, maybe 2, other subspecies occur on various Japanese
islands)
- White-cheeked (or Grey)
Starling (Mukudori) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,hi,ky, DEC hn,ky (has also been called Ashy Starling)
Sturnus cineraceus (monotypic)
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling (nt) (JAeb)
(Ko-mukudori) ______ MAY
hn,hi (has also been called Violet-backed
Starling, or Myna)
Sturnus philippensis (monotypic)
- Daurian
(or Purple-backed) Starling
(JAr) (Shiberia-mukudori) ______
MAY hi
Sturnus sturninus (monotypic)
- Black Drongo (JAr) (Ochu)
______ MAY hi
Dicrurus macrocercus
(The subspecies in China is
D. m. cathoecus; the subspecies endemic to
Taiwan is
D. m. harterti.)
- Black-naped Oriole (JAr) (Korai-uguisu)
______ MAY hi
Oriolus chinensis diffusus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Suzume) ______ JAN hn,hk,ky,am, MAY hn,ky,am,ok,
DEC hn,hk,ky
Passer montanus saturatus
- Scaly-breasted (or Spotted)
Munia (i) (Amihara) ______ MAY
ok (also called Nutmeg Mannikin)
Lonchura punctulata
- Brambling (Atori) ______ JAN hk,ky, MAY hi
Fringilla montifringilla (monotypic)
- Grey-capped Greenfinch (Kawara-hiwa) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,hi,ky, DEC ky
Carduelis sinica
(Carduelis s. minor breeds,
Carduelis s. kawarahiba a winter visitor)
- Eurasian Siskin (Ma-hiwa) ______ MAY hi
Carduelis spinus (monotypic)
- Eurasian Bullfinch
(Uso) ______ JAN hk
Pyrrhula pyrrhula rosaacea
- Japanese Grosbeak (Ikaru) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,hi
Eophona p. personata
- Yellow-billed
(or Chinese) Grosbeak (JAr)
(Ko-ikaru) ______ MAY hi
Eophona m. migratoria
- Hawfinch (Shime) ______ JAN hn,hk, MAY hn,hi, DEC hk
Caccothraustes caccothraustes japonicus
- Grey Bunting (JAneb)
(Kuroji) ______ MAY hi
Emberiza v. variabilis
- Black-faced Bunting (Aoji) ______ JAN hn,ky,am, MAY hn,hi, DEC ky
Emberiza spodocephala personata
- Japanese Yellow Bunting (t3) (JAeb)
(Nojiko) ______
MAY hi (has also been called
Siebold's Bunting)
Emberiza sulphurata (monotypic)
- Meadow Bunting
(Hijiro) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,hi,ky, DEC ky
Emberiza cioides ciopsis
- Chestnut-eared (or
Grey-headed)
Bunting (Hoaka) ______ MAY hi
Emberiza f. fucata
- Rustic Bunting (Kashiradaka) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hn,hi
Emberiza rustica latifascia
- Yellow-throated Bunting (Miyama-hojiro) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hi, DEC ky
Emberiza e. elegans
- Yellow-browed Bunting (JAr) (Kimayu-hojiro)
______ MAY hi
Emberiza chrysophrys (monotypic)
- Little Bunting (JAr) (Ko-hoaka)
______ MAY hi
Emberiza pusilla (monotypic)
- Tristram's Bunting (JAr)
(Shirohara-hojiro) ______ MAY hi
Emberiza tristrami (monotypic)
- Common Reed Bunting (O-jurin) ______ JAN hn,ky, MAY hi, DEC ky
Emberiza schoeniclus pyrrhulina
- Pallas' Reed Bunting (JAr) (Shiberia-jurin) ______ JAN ky
Emberiza pallasi minor
- Japanese Reed Bunting (nt) (Ko-jurin) ______ JAN
hn, MAY hn (has also been called Ochre-rumped
Bunting)
Emberiza y. yessoensis
- Red-billed Leiothrix (i) (Soushicho) ______ JAN ky
Leiothrix lutea
Japan Mammals
during FONT Birding & Nature Tours
in 2007
JAN:
January 15-30, 2007:
Honshu (hn), pelagic on Pacific ferry north to Hokkaido
(hnp),
Hokkaido (hk), Kyushu (ky), Amami
(am)
MAY: May 6-20, 2007:
Honshu (hn), Hegura Island in Sea of
Japan off Honshu (hi), pelagics on ferry to/from Hegura
(hip), Okinawa (ok),
Amami (am), Kyushu (ky)
JAe: Japanese endemic
1. Amami Rabbit (JAe) ______ MAY am
Pentalagus furnessi
2. Japanese Hare (JAe) ______ JAN hn,
DEC ky
Lepus brachyurus
3. Japanese Squirrel (JAe) ______ JAN hn, MAY hn
Sciurus lis
4. Red Fox ______ JAN hk, MAY ky, DEC
hk
Vulpes vulpes schrencki (hk)
Vulpes vulpes japonica (ky)
5. Raccoon Dog ______ MAY ky
Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus
6. Eurasian Badger ______ MAY hn
Meles meles anakuma
7. Japanese Marten ______ MAY hn, DEC
ky
Martes memlampus memlampus
8. True's Shrew-Mole (JAe) ______ MAY ky
Dymecodon pilirostris
9. Large Japanese Fieldmouse (JAe) ______ MAY ky
Apodemus speciosus
10. Ryukyu Spiny Rat (JAe)
______ JAN am (has also been called
Amami
Spinous Mouse)
Tokudaia osimensis
11. Ryukyu (Tree) Rat (JAe) ______ JAN am
Diplothrix legatus
12. Ryukyu Flying Fox ______ MAY ok
Pteropus dasymallus
13. Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat (JAe) ______ MAY hn
Rhinolophus cornutus
14. Japanese Macaque (JAe)
______ JAN hn,ky (popularly called
"Snow
Monkey")
Macaca fuscata fuscata
15. Sika Deer ______ JAN hk,ky, MAY ky, DEC
hk,ky
Cervus nippon yesoensis (hk)
Cervus nippon nippon (ky)
16. Eurasian Wild Boar ______ MAY ky, DEC ky
Sus scrofa leucomystax
17. Northern Fur Seal ______ JAN hnp, DEC hnp
Callorhinus ursinus