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BIRDS 
during 
Focus On Nature Tours
in Japan
in the Spring and Summer

in April, May, June, July


A List compiled by Armas Hill

Japanese bird names follow those in English.


Photo at upper right of a RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL, photographed during a FONT tour 

Codes:


(t): a globally threatened or rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical
(t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): considered a near-threatened species globally

(JPvr): very rare in Japan
(JPr):  rare in Japan
(JPrs): rare in Japan in the summer 
(JPe):  Japanese endemic
(JPeb): Japanese endemic breeder
(JPneb): Japanese near-endemic breeder
(JPi):  introduced in Japan

HK: on the northern island of Hokkaido  (p: also during offshore pelagic; po: only during pelagic )
HN: on the main island of Honshu  (p: also during offshore pelagic; po: only during pelagic)  
HI: on Hegura Island (Hegura-jima) in the Sea of Japan offshore from Honshu
KY: on the southern island of Kyushu
AM: on Amami Island (in Nansei Shoto)
OK: on Okinawa (in Nansei Shoto)
NS: elsewhere in Nansei Shoto  (p: also pelagic trip between Okinawa & Amami; po: during pelagic only)  

Following the two-letter island code, the months when found during FONT spring/summer tours are noted.  
 
(ph): species with a photograph in the FONT website


Available from Focus in Nature Tours is a booklet listing all of the birds of Japan including the nearly 400 species of birds that have been found during FONT Japan Tours, noting the islands where and the months when. 
E-mail us if you wish a copy. There is no charge.    


 Links:

 Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Japan

Some Highlights from Past FONT Tours in Japan  


A List & Photo Gallery of Japanese Birds, in 2 Parts:
 Part #1: Pheasants to Pittas     Part #2: Minivets to Buntings

Hegura Island - a Feature & a Bird-List   

 Rare Birds of Japan  (with some photos) 
Mammals of Japan  (with some photos)  
Butterflies of Japan  (with some photos)

 

Bird-List:

  1. Copper Pheasant  (Yamadori)  (nt) (JPe) (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  KY:may
     Syrmaticus soemmeringii subrufus
  2. Green Pheasant  (Kiji)  (JPe)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  
     Phasianus versicolor tohkaidi
    The Green Pheasant has been considered conspecific with the Common Pheasant native to mainland Eurasia, Phasianus colchicus.
             
  3. Chinese Bamboo Partridge  (Kojukei)  (JPi)  ______ KY:may
    Bambusicola thoracica

  4. Mute Swan  (Kobu-hakucho)  (JPi) (ph)  ______  HN:may,jun  HK:jun
     Cygnus olor
  5. Greylag Goose  (Haiiro-gan)  (JPr) (ph)  ______ HK:may
     Anser anser rubrirostris
  6. Mandarin Duck (nt)   (Oshidori)  (nt) (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HK:jun
     Aix galericulata 
  7. Eurasian Wigeon  (incl green-faced form)  (Hidori-gamo)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may  HK:may,jun
     Anas penelope 
  8. Falcated Duck  (Yoshi-gamo)  (ph)  ______  HN:may
     Anas falcata
  9. Eurasian Teal  (Ko-gamo)  ______ HN:apr,may
     Anas c. crecca
    The Eurasian Teal was considered conspecific with the Green-winged Teal of North America, Anas carolinensis.
      
  10. Garganey   (Shimaaji)  ______  HN:apr,may
     Anas querquedula 
  11. Gadwall   (Okayoshi-gamo)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HK:jun
    Anas s. strepera 
  12. Mallard   (Ma-gamo)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may  HI:may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul
    Anas p. platyrhynchos
  13. Eastern Spot-billed Duck   (Karu-gamo)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul  OK:may
    Anas poecilorhyncha zonorhyncha
  14. Northern Pintail   (Onaga-gamo)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HK:may OK:may
    Anas a. acuta
  15. Northern Shoveler   (Hashibiro-gamo) ______ HN:apr,may,jun
    Anas clypeata
  16. Common Pochard   (Hoshi-hajiro)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may
    Anas ferina
  17. Tufted Duck   (Kinkuro-hajiro)  ______  HN:apr,may  HK:jun
    Aythya fuligula
  18. Greater Scaup   (Suzu-gamo) ______ HN:apr,may  HK:jun
    Aythya marila mariloides
  19. Harlequin Duck   (Shinori-gamo)  (ph)  ______ HN:may  HK:jun
    Histrionicus histrionicus pacificus
  20. Black Scoter   (Kuro-gamo)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HK:apr,jun
    Melanitta americana
    The Black Scoter was considered conspecific with the Common Scoter of Europe, Melanitta nigra.
  21. Smew   (Miko-aisa) ______ HN:apr,may,jun
    Mergus albellus
  22. Red-breasted Merganser   (Umi-aisa)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may
    Mergus serrator 
  23. Common Merganser (or Goosander)   (Kawa-aisa)  ______ HN:may  HK:may,jun
    Mergus m. merganser
  24. Pacific Loon (or Diver)   (Shiroeri-ohamu)  (ph)  ______ HNp:apr,may  HI:may  HK:jun
    Gavia pacifica
  25. Arctic Loon (or Black-throated Diver)   (Ohamu) ______ HNp:apr
    Gavia arctica viridigularis 
  26. Black-footed Albatross  (Kuroashi-ahodori)  (t3) ______ HN(po):apr,may,jun
    Phoebastria     (formerly Diomedea) nigripes
  27. Laysan Albatross   (Ko-ahodori) ______  HN(po):may,jun
    Phoebastria     (formerly Diomedea) immutabilis
  28. Short-tailed (or Steller's) Albatross  (Ahodori)  (t2)  ______ HN(po):apr,may
    Phoebastria     (formerly Diomedea) albatrus 
  29. Northern Fulmar   (Furuma-kamome)  (ph)  ______ HN(po):may,jun
    Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii
  30. Bulwer's Petrel   (Anadori)  (ph)  ______ NS(po):may
    Bulweria bulwerii
  31. Streaked Shearwater  (O-mizunagidori)  (JPneb)  ______ HN(p):apr,may,jun  HI:may  KY(po):may,jul  AM(po):may  NS(po):may
    Calonectris leucomelas 
  32. Buller's (or New Zealand) Shearwater  (Minami-onaga-mizunagidori)  (t3)  ______ HN(po):may,jun
    Puffinus bulleri
  33. Flesh- (or Pale-) footed Shearwater   (Akaashi-mizunagidori) ______  HN(po):may,jun  AM(po):may  NS(po):may
    Puffinus carneipes
  34. Sooty Shearwater   (Haiiro-mizunagidori)  (ph)  ______ HN(p):apr,may,jun  NS(po):may
    Puffinus griseus
  35. Short-tailed Shearwater   (Hashiboso-mizunagidori)  (ph)  ______ HN(p):apr,may,jun  HK(po):apr  AM(po):may  NS(po):may
    Puffinus tenuirostris
  36. Sooty (or Tristram's) Storm-Petrel  (O-suton-umitsubame)  (nt)  ______ HN(po):may
    Oceandroma tristrami
  37. Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel  (Hime-kuro-umitsubame)  (nt)  ______ NS(po):may
    Oceanodroma monorhis     
  38. Little Grebe (or "Dabchick")   (Kaitsuburi)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may  HI:may  HK:may
    Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei
  39. Red-necked Grebe   (Akaeri-kaitsuburi) ______ HN:apr
    Podiceps grisegena holboellii
  40. Great Crested Grebe   (Kanmuri-kaitsuburi) _____  HN:apr,may  HI:apr
    Podiceps c. cristatus
  41. Black-crowned Night Heron   (Goi-sagi) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  KY:may,jul  OK:may
    Nycticorax n. nycticorax
  42. Eastern Cattle Egret   (Ama-sagi) ______ HN:may  HI:may  KY:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Bublucus coromandus
  43. Little Egret   (Ko-sagi) (ph) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Egretta g. garzetta
  44. Chinese (or Swinhoe's) Egret  (Kara-shira-sagi)  (t3) (JPr)  ______  HN:may  HI:may
    Egretta eulophotes
  45. Intermediate Egret   (Chu-sagi) ______ HN;apr,may  HI:may  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Egretta i. intermedia
  46. Great Egret   (Dai-sagi)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Casmerodius     (has been Ardea) a. alba
  47. Grey Heron   (Ao-sagi)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Ardea cinerea jouyi
  48. Purple Heron  (Murasaki-sagi)  ______  HI:may
    Ardea purpurea manilensis
      
  49. Striated Heron  (Sasa-goi) ______ HN:may,jun  HI:may  KY:may  OK:may
    Butorides striatus amurensis
  50. Pacific (or Eastern) Reef-Heron   (Kuro-sagi) ______  HN:may  HI:may  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Egretta s. sacra
  51. Chinese Pond Heron  (Akagashira-sagi) ______  HI:may
    Ardeola bacchus

       
  52. Cinnamon Bittern   (Ryukyu-yoshi-goi) ______ AM:jul  OK:may
    Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
  53. Yellow (or Chinese Little) Bittern  (Yoshi-goi)  ______  AM:jul
    Ixobrychus sinensis

  54. Brown Booby   (Katsuodori)  (ph)  ______ NS(po):may
    Sula leucogaster plotus
  55. Great Cormorant   (Kawa-u) ______  HN:apr,may,jun
    Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae 
  56. Japanese (or Temminck's) Cormorant  (Umi-u)  (JPneb)  ______  HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  HK:jun  KY:may
    Phalacrocorax capillatus
  57. Pelagic Cormorant   (Hime-u) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  HK:jun
    Phalacrocorax p. pelagicus

  58. Osprey  (MIsago)  (ph)   ______  HN:apr,may  HI:may  KY:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Pandion h. haliaetus  

  59. Oriental Honey Buzzard   (Hachikuma) ______ HI:may
    Pernis ptilorhynchus orientalis 

    The Oriental Honey Buzzard was considered conspecific with the European Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus.

  60. Black-eared Kite  (Tobi)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul
    Milvus lineatus

    The Black-eared Kite has been part of the Black Kite, Milvus migrans, of western Europe & Africa.
  61. White-tailed Eagle  (Ojiro-washi)  (nt) (ph)  ______ HK:jun
    Haliaeetus a. albicilla
    Another name for the White-tailed Eagle has been the White-tailed Fish Eagle. 
  62. Eastern Marsh Harrier  (Chuhi)  ______ HI:may
    Circus spilonotus

    The Eastern Marsh Harrier has been considered by some as conspecific with the Western Marsh Harrier of Europe, and was then called the Northern Marsh Harrier.
     
  63. Hen Harrier  (Haiiro-chuhi)  ______  HI:may
    Circus cyaneus

         The Hen Harrier has been considered conspecific with the Northern Harrier, Circus hudsonius, of North America. 
  64. Northern Goshawk   (O-taka) ______ HN:apr
    Accipiter gentilis fujiyamae
  65. Eurasian Sparrowhawk   (Hai-taka)  (ph)  ______ HN:may  HI:may  HK:jun
    Accipiter nisus nisosimilis
  66. Japanese Sparrowhawk   (Tsumi) ______  HI:may  KY:may  AM:may  OK:may
    Accipiter gularis
  67. Eastern Buzzard   (Nosuri) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun
    Buteo japonicus

    The Eastern Buzzard was part of the Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, of mainland Eurasia.
  68. Grey-faced Buzzard  (Sashiba)  ______ HI:may
    Butastur indicus
  69. Eurasian Kestrel   (Chogenbo) ______  HN:may  HI:may  OK:jul
    Falco tinnunculus interstinctus
  70. Northern Hobby   (Chigo-hayabusa) ______ HN:may  HI:may  KY:jul
    Falco s. subbuteo
  71. Amur Falcon  (Akaashi-chogenbo)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Falco amurensis  

  72. Peregrine Falcon   (Hayabusa)  (ph)  ______ HN:may  HI:may
    Falco peregrinus japonensis 

  73. Okinawa Rail  (Yambaru-kuina)  (t2) (JPe) (ph)  ______  OK:may,jul
    Gallirallus okinawae
  74. Ruddy-breasted Crake   (Hi-kuina) ______ HI:may  AM:jul  OK:may
    Porzana fusca
  75. White-breasted Waterhen   (Shirohara-kuina) ______ OK:may,jul
    Amaurornis phoenicurus
  76. Common Moorhen  (Ban)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may  KY:may  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Gallinula c. chloropus 
  77. Watercock  (Tsuru-kuina)  ______  AM:jul
    Gallicrex cinerea
  78. Eurasian Coot   (O-ban) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may  
    Fulica a. atra
  79. Red-crowned (or Japanese) Crane  (Tancho)  (t2) (ph)  ______  HK:jun
    Grus japonensis

  80. Greater Painted Snipe   (Tama-shigi) ______ OK:may
    Rostratula b. benghalensis
  81. Eurasian Oystercatcher  (Miyakodori)  (JPr)  ______ HN:apr
    Haematopus ostralegus osculans 
  82. Black-winged Stilt   (Seitaka-shigi)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  AM:jul  OK:may
    Himantopus h. himantopus
  83. Oriental Pratincole   (Tsubame-chidori)  ______ AM:may
    Glareola maldivarum
  84. Long-billed Plover   (Ikaru-chidori) ______ HN:may
    Charadrius placidus
  85. Little Ringed Plover   (Ko-chidori)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr  AM:may,jul  OK:may
    Charadrius d. dubius 
  86. Common Ringed Plover   (Hajiro-ko-chidori) ______ HN:may  HI:may  HK:may  
    Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
  87. Kentish Plover  (Shiro-chidori) ______ HN:apr,may  AM:may
    Charadrius alexandrinus dealbatus

    The Kentish Plover was considered conspecific with the Snowy Plover of North America & South America.
  88. Lesser Sand Plover   (Medai-chidori)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may  AM:may
    Charadrius mongolus stegmanni       

         The Lesser Sand Plover has been called the Mongolian Plover.

  89. Greater Sandplover  (O-medai-chidori)  (JPr)  ______ AM:may
    Charadrius l. leschenaultii
  90. Pacific Golden Plover   (Munaguro)  ______  HN:apr,may  HI:may  HK:jun  OK:may
    Pluvialis fulva
  91. Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover  (Daizen)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  AM:may  OK:may
    Pluvialis s. squatarola
  92. Grey-headed Lapwing  (Keri)  (nt)  ______  HN:may,jun
    Vanellus cinereus
  93. Great Knot   (Oba-shigi) ______ HN:apr,may
    Calidris tenuirostris
  94. Red Knot   (Ko-oba-shigi)  (ph)  ______  HN:may  HI:may  AM:may
    Calidris canutus rogersi
  95. Red-necked Stint   (Tonen)  (ph)  _______ HN:apr,may  HI:may  AM:may
    Calidris ruficollis 
  96. Little Stint  (JPr)   (Yoroppa-tonen) ______ AM:may
    Calidris minuta
  97. Long-toed Stint  (Hibari-shigi)  (ph)   ______  HI:may
     Calidris subminuta
  98. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper   (Uzura-shigi)  (ph)  ______ HN:may  AM:may
    Calidris acuminata 
  99. Curlew Sandpiper  (Saruhama-shigi)  (ph)  ______ HN:may  AM:may
    Calidris ferruginea
  100. Dunlin  (Hama-shigi)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may
    Calidris alpina sakhalina
  101. Broad-billed Sandpiper   (Kiriai) ______  HN:may
    Limicola falcinellus sibirica
  102. Sanderling   (Miyubi-shigi)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may  AM:may
    Calidris a. alba
  103. Ruddy Turnstone   (Kyojo-shigi)  (ph) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may  AM:may  OK:may  NS:may
    Arenaria i. interpres      
  104. Amami Woodcock  (Amami-yama-shigi)  (t3) (JPe) (ph)  ______  AM:jul
    Scolopax mira

  105. Latham's (or Japanese) Snipe  (Oji-shigi)  (nt)  ______  HI:may  HK:jun
    Gallinago hardwickii
  106. Common Snipe  (Ta-shigi) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  AM:may
    Gallinago gallinago 

    The Common Snipe has been conspecific with the Wilson's Snipe of North America, Gallinago delicata.
  107. Jacksnipe  (Ko-shigi)  (JPr)  ______ HI:apr
    Lymnocryptes minimus
  108. Spotted Redshank  (Tsuru-shigi)  ______  HN:may
    Tringa erythropus
  109. Common Redshank  (Akaashi-shigi)  (ph)  ______  HN:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Tringa totanus eurhinus
  110. Common Greenshank  (Aoashi-shigi) ______  HN:apr,may  HI:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Tringa nebularia
  111. Marsh Sandpiper  (Ko-aoashi-shigi) ______  AM:may  OK:may
    Tringa stagnatilis
  112. Green Sandpiper  (Kusa-shigi) ______  HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  OK:may
    Tringa ochropus
  113. Wood Sandpiper  (Takabu-shigi)  (ph)  ______  HI:may  KY:may  AM:jul  OK:may,jul
    Tringa glareola
  114. Grey-tailed (or Polynesian) Tattler  (Kiashi-shigi) ______  HN:may  HI:may  HK:jun  KY:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Heteroscelus brevipes
  115. Terek Sandpiper  (Sorihashi-shigi)  ______ HN:may  HI:may  HK:jun  AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Xenus cinereus
  116. Common Sandpiper  (Iso-shigi) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  AM:may  OK:may  NS:may
    Actitis hypoleucos
  117. Bar-tailed Godwit   (O-sorihashi-shigi)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may  AM:may  OK:may
    Limosa lapponica baueri       
  118. Eastern Black-tailed Godwit   (Oguro-shigi) ______ HI:may  OK:may
    Limosa melanuroides

    The Eastern Black-tailed Godwit was part of the Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa. 
  119. Eurasian Curlew   (Daishaku-shigi) ______ HN:may
    Numenius arquata orientalis
  120. Eastern Curlew  (Horoku-shigi)  (nt)  ______ HN:apr,may
    Numenius madagascariensis          

    The Eastern Curlew has been called the Far Eastern Curlew. 
  121. "Eurasian" Whimbrel   (Chushaku-shigi)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Numenius phaeopus variegatus
  122. Red-necked Phalarope  (Akaeri-hireashi-shigi)  (ph)  ______ HN(po):may,jun  HI(p):may
    Phalaropus lobatus
  123. Red (or Grey) Phalarope  (Haiiro-hireashi-shigi)  (ph)  ______  HN(po):apr,may,jun
    Phalaropus fulicarius
  124. Pomarine Jaeger (or Pomarine Skua)   (Tozokukamome)  (ph)  ______ HN(po):apr
    Stercorarius pomarinus
  125. Parasitic Jaeger  (or Arctic Skua)   (Kuro-tozokukamome) ______ HN(po):apr
    Stercoraius parasiticus
  126. South Polar Skua   (O-tozokukamome)  (ph)  ______ HN(po):jun
         Stercoraius (formerly Catharacta) maccormicki
  127. Black-headed Gull   (Yuri-kamome)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may
    Larus ridibundus 
  128. Black-tailed (or Japanese) Gull  (Umineko)  (JPneb) (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  
    Larus crassirostris 
  129. "Kamchatka Gull"  (Kamome) ______ HN:apr  
    Larus canus kamtschatschensis

    The "Kamchatka Gull" is part of the Common Gull of Eurasia, that's called the Mew Gull in North America. 
  130. Vega Gull  (Seguro-kamome)  (ph)   ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  
    Larus (argentatus) vegae

    The Vega Gull is considered by some distinct from the Herring Gull of Europe, Larus argentatus, and the "American" Herring Gull, Larus a. smithsonianus.
  131. "Mongolian" Yellow-legged Gull  ______  HN:apr  
    Larus cachinnans mongolicus

         The "Mongolian" Yellow-legged Gull is part of the "Caspian" or "Pontic", Gull, of the Yellow-legged Gull, previously part of the Herring Gull. 

  132. Slaty-backed Gull   (O-seguro-kamome)  (ph)  ______  HN(p):apr,may,jun  HI:may  HK(p):jun
    Larus schistisagus
  133. Glaucous Gull   (Shiro-kamome)  (ph)  ______  HN(p):may  HK:may
    Larus hyperboreus pallidissimus
  134. Glaucous-winged Gull   (Washi-kamome) ______ HN(p):apr,may,jun  HK(p):jun
    Larus glaucescens 
  135. Black-legged Kittiwake   (Mitsuyubi-kamome)  (ph)  ______ HN(p):apr  HK:jun
    Rissa tridactyla pollicaris
  136. Whiskered Tern   (Kurohara-ajisashi) ______  KY:may  AM(po):may  
    Chlidonias hybridus javanica
  137. Common Tern   (Ajisashi)  ______ HN(p):may  HK:jun  KY:may
    Sterna hirundo longipennis
  138. Roseate Tern   (Beni-ajisashi)  (ph)  ______  AM:may,jul  OK:may
    Sterna dougallii bangsi
  139. Black-naped Tern   (Eriguro-ajisashi) ______ OK:may,jul
    Sterna sumatrana
  140. Little Tern   (Ko-ajisashi) ______  HN:apr,may,jun  AM:may  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Sterna albifrons sinensis      

  141. Common Murre (or Guillemot)   (Umigarasu)  (ph)  ______  HN(po):apr,may  HK(PO):apr,may
    Uria aalge inornata
  142. Spectacled (or Sooty) Guillemot   (Keimafuri) ______ HK:jun
    Cepphus carbo
  143. Ancient Murrelet (or Ancient Auk)   (Unisuzume)  ______  HN(po):apr,may  HI:may  HK(po):apr
    Synthliboramphus a. antiquus

         The Japanese word "umisuzume" translates to "sea sparrow".

  144. Japanese Murrelet  (Kanmuri-umisuzume)  (t3) (JPe) (ph)  ______ HN(po):apr,may
    Synthliboramphus wumizusume
  145. Crested Auklet   (Etorofu-umisuzume) ______ HN(po):apr  HK(po):apr
    Aethia cristatella
  146. Rhinoceros Auklet   (Utou)  ______  HN(po):apr,may,jun  HI(po):may  HK:jun
    Cerorhinca monocerata
  147. Horned Puffin  (Tsunomedori)  (JPr) (ph)   ______ HK(po):apr
    Fratercula corniculata
  148. Feral Pigeon (or Rock Pigeon)  (Dobato)  (JPi)  ______  HN:par,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Columba livia
  149. Oriental Turtle Dove  (Kiji-bato) ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Streotopelia orientalis
  150. White-bellied Green Pigeon  (Ao-bato)  (nt)   ______  HN:may  HK:jun  KY:may
    Treron     (formerly Sphenurus) s. sieboldii
  151. Ryukyu Green Pigeon  (Zuaka-ao-bato)  (nt) (ph)  ______  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Treron     (formerly Sphenurus) riukiuensis  

         The Ryukyu Green Pigeon was known as the Whistling Green Pigeon when it was conspecific with the Taiwan Green Pigeon, Treron formosae.
    It has also rather inappropriately been called the Red-capped Green Pigeon.  
  152. Black Wood Pigeon  (Karasu-bato)  (nt) (JPneb) ______  HI:may  AM:may  OK:may
    Columba janthina
  153. Rose-ringed (or Ring-necked) Parakeet   (Wakake-honsei-inko)  (JPi)  ______ HN:jun
    Psittacula krameri
  154. Eurasian Cuckoo   (Kakko) ______  HN:may,jun  HI:may  HK:jun  KY:may
    Cuculus canorus telephonus

         The Eurasian Cuckoo has been called the Common Cuckoo.
  155. Oriental Cuckoo   (Tsutsudori)  ______  HN:may  HI:may  HK:jun  KY:may
    Cuculus optatus     (formerly Cuculus saturatus)

         The Oriental Cuckoo was conspecific with the Himalayan Cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus. Another name has been Horshield's Cuckoo.
  156. Lesser Cuckoo   (Hototo-gisu)  ______ HN:may,jun  HI:may  KY:may  OK:may
    Cuculus poliocephalus
    For the Lesser Cuckoo, a former alternate name of Little Cuckoo was inappropriate as there is a bird in South America with that common English name.
  157. Northern Hawk-Cuckoo   (Juichi) ______ HN:may  KY:may
    Cuculus hyperythrus

    The Northern Hawk-Cuckoo was part of the Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo, Cuculus fugax. 
  158. Japanese Scops Owl   (O-konoha-zuku) ______  HI:may  KY:may
    Otus semitorques pryeri 

    The Japanese Scops Owl has been considered by some as part of the Collared Scops Owl of mainland Asia, Otus lettia.
  159. Oriental Scops Owl  (Konoha-zuku) ______ AM:may OK:may
    Otus sunia japonicus

         The Oriental Scops Owl was, at one time, treated as a subspecies of the Common Scops Owl, Otus scops.
  160. Ryukyu (or Elegant) Scops-Owl  (Ryukyu-konoha-zuku)  (nt)  ______ AM:may,jul  OK:may
    Otus e. elegans     (other subspecies are on islands off Taiwan and the Philippines)

    The Elegant, or Ryukyu, Scops Owl was until recently considered part of the Celesbes, or Sulawesi, Scops Owl of southeast Asian islands, Otus manadensis.
    Prior to that, it was considered part of the Oriental Scops Owl, and, at one time, treated as a subspecies of the Common Scops Owl, Otus scops.   

  161. Brown (or Oriental) Hawk-Owl   (Aoba-zuku) ______ HN:jun  HI:may  AM:may,jul  OK:may
    Ninox scutulata japonica
  162. Ural Owl  (Fukuro)  (ph)  ______  KY:may
    Strix uralensis hondoensis
  163. Northern Long-eared Owl   (Torafu-zuku)  (ph)  ______ AM:may
    Asio o. otus
  164. Grey Nightjar  (Yotaka)  (ph)  ______  HN:may  HI:may  KY:may
    Caprimulgus jotaka

    The Grey Nightjar was part of the Jungle Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus. 
  165. White-throated (or Northern) Needletail   (Hario-amatsubame) ______ OK:may
    Hirundapus c. caudacutus
  166. Pacific Swift   (Amatsu-bame)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may  HK:jun  OK:may,jul
    Apus pacificus  

    Another name of the Pacific Swift is Asian White-rumped Swift.
     
  167. House Swift  (Hime-amatsubame)  ______  KY:jul  AM:may
    Apus affinus
  168. Ruddy Kingfisher   (Aka-shobin)  (ph)  ______  HI:may  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Halcyon coromanda
    Halcyon c. major     (on Kyushu)
    Halcyon c. bangsi     (on Amami & Okinawa)
  169. Black-capped Kingfisher  (Yama-shobin)  (JPr) (ph)  ______  HI:may
    Halcyon pileata
  170. Common Kingfisher  (Kawasemi)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may  KY:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Alcedo atthis bengalensis
  171. Crested Kingfisher   (Yamasemi) ______  HN:apr,may  HK:may  KY:may
     Ceryle lugubris
    Ceryle l. pallida     (on Hokkaido)
    Ceryle l. lugubris     (on Honshu & Kyushu)
    The Crested Kingfisher was called the Greater Pied Kingfisher.

  172. Oriental Dollarbird   (Bupposo)  (ph)  ______ HI:may  KY:may,jul 
    Eurystomus orientalis calonyx 
    The Oriental Dollarbird is closely related to the Broad-billed Roller.
  173. Eurasian Hoopoe (JPr)   (Yatsugashira) ______ HI:apr,may
    Upupa epops saturata
  174. Japanese Green Woodpecker   (Ao-gera)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  KY:may,jul
    Picus a. awokera
  175. Grey-headed Woodpecker   (Yama-gera) ______ HK:may,jun
    Picus canus jessoensis 
  176. Black Woodpecker   (Kuma-gera)  (ph)  ______ HK:jun
    Dryocopus m. martius
  177. Okinawa (or Pryer's) Woodpecker  (Noguchi-gera)  (t1) (JPe) (ph)   ______ OK:may,jul
    Dendrocopos     (formerly Sapheopipo) noguchii
  178. Amami (or Owston's) Woodpecker  (Amami-O-aka-gera)  (JPe)  ______ AM:may,jul
    Dendrocopos     (formerly Picoides) (leucotos) owstoni 
    The Amami (or "Owston's") Woodpecker, endemic to Amami Island, has been considered a race of the White-backed Woodpecker - the largest and darkest race of that wide-ranging species across the Palearctic.
    So distinctive is the bird on Amami, however, that it may be a full species.   

  179. White-backed Woodpecker   (O-aka-gera) ______ HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Dendrocopos     (formerly Picoides) leucotos subcirrus
  180. Great Spotted Woodpecker  (Aka-gera)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun  KY:may
     Dendrocopos     (formerly Picoides) major japonicus
  181. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker  (Ko-gera)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun  KY:may  AM:may  OK:may
     Dendrocopos     (formerly Picoides) kizuki
    Dendrocopos k. ijimae     (on Hokkaido)
    Dendrocopos k. seebohmi     (on Honshu)
    Dendrocopos k. kizuki     (on Kyushu & Okinawa)
  182. Fairy Pitta  (Yairocho)  (t3)  ______ KY:may,jul
    Pitta nympha

         The Fairy Pitta was, at one time, by some, considered conspecific with the Blue-winged Pitta, Pitta brachyura.
  183. Ashy Minivet   (Sanshokui) ______ HN:may  HI:may
    Pericrocotus divaricatus
  184. Ryukyu Minivet   (Ryukyu-sanshokui)  (JPe) (ph)  ______ KY:may  AM:may,jul  OK:may
    Pericrocotus tegimae

    The Ryukyu Minivet was considered conspecific with the Ashy Minivet.
  185. Bull-headed Shrike   (Mozu)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may  HK:jun  KY:may
    Lanius b. bucephalus
  186. Brown Shrike   (Aka-mozu) ______ HI:may
    Lanius cristatus superciliosus
  187. Tiger (or Thick-billed) Shrike   (Chigo-mozu) ______ HI:may
    Lanius tigrinus

  188. Black-naped Oriole  (Korai-uguisu)  (JPr) (ph)  ______  HI:may
    Oriolus chinensis diffusus
  189. Black Drongo  (Ochu)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Dicrurus macrocercus
  190. Eurasian Jay   (Kakesu)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun  KY:may
     Garrulus glandarius
    Garrulus g. brandtii     (on Hokkaido)
    Garrulus g. japonicus     (on Honshu & Kyushu)
  191. Lidth's Jay  (Ruri-kakesu)  (t3) (JPe) (ph)  ______ AM:may,jul
    Garrulus lidthi
  192. Azure-winged Magpie   (Onaga) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  
    Cyanopica cyana japonica
  193. Spotted Nutcracker   (Hoshi-garasu) ______ HN:may,jun
    Nucifraga caryocatactes japonica     (in the Northern group) 
  194. Rook   (Miyama-garasu) ______ HI:apr,may  
    Corvus frugilegus pastinator
  195. Carrion Crow   (Hashiboso-garasu)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul
    Corvus corone orientalis 
  196. Large-billed Crow  (Hashibuto-garasu) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
     Corvus macrorhynchos
    Corvus m.japonensis     (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
    Corvus m. connectens     (on Amami & Okinawa) 

    The Large-billed Crow was considered conspecific with the Jungle Crow of southern Asia, Corvus levaillantii.

  197. Marsh Tit   (Hashibuto-gara) ______ HK:may,jun
    Poecile     (formerly Parus) palustris hensoni (in the Brevirostris group)
  198. Willow Tit   (Ko-gara)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Poecile     (formerly Parus) montanus restrictus (in the Kamtschatkenis group)
  199. Varied Tit   (Yama-gara)  (JPneb)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may(once)  HK:may  KY:may  AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Poecile (formerly Parus) varius
     Poecile v. varius      (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
     Poecile v. amami      (on Amami & Okinawa)

  200. Coal Tit   (Hi-gara) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr(once)  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Periparus (formerly Parus) ater insularis (in the Ater group)
  201. Eastern Great Tit   (Shiju-kara) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may  
    Parus minor
    Parus m. minor     (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
     Parus m. amamiensis     (on Amami)
    Parus m. okinawae     (on Okinawa)

    The Eastern Great Tit was considered conspecific with the Northern Great Tit of western Eurasia, Parus major. 

  202. Bohemian Waxwing   (Ki-renjaku) ______ HN:may  
    Bombycilla garrulus centralasiae
  203. Japanese Waxwing   (Hi-renjaku)  (nt)  _______  HN:apr  HI:may  HK:may
     Bombycilla japonica 

    The Japanese Waxwing is not a Japanese breeder.
  204. Barn Swallow  (Tsubame)  (ph)   ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may  KY:may,jul  OK:may
    Hirundo rustica 

    2 subspecies of the Barn Swallow have been recorded in Japan, mostly Hirundo r. gutturalis, also Hirundo r. saturata.

  205. Pacific Swallow   (Ryukyu-tsubame) ______ AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Hirundo tahitica namiyae
  206. Red-rumped Swallow   (Koshiaka-tsubame)  ______  HN:may  HI:may  AM:may
    Cecropis     (formerly Hirundo) daurica japonica
  207. Bank Swallow (or Sand Martin)   (Shodo-tsubame)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  HK:jun
    Riparia riparia iijimae 
  208. Asian House Martin  (Iwa-tsubame)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Delichon dasypus

    The Asian House Martin was considered conspecific with the Northern House Martin of Europe, Delichon urbica.

  209. Long-tailed Bushtit  (Enaga)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may  KY:may
     Aegithalos caudatus
    Aegithalos c. japonicus     (on Hokkaido)
    Aegithalos c. trivirgatus     (on Honshu)
    Aegithalos c. kiusiuensis     (on Kyushu)
    (A.c. japonicus     is in the Caudatus group with head & throat white, A.c.trivirgatus & kiusiuensis in the Europaeus group, with the head with dark lateral crown stripes)

    The Long-tailed Bushtit has been called Long-tailed Tit.
  210. Greater Short-toed Lark  (Hime-kotenshi)  (JPr)  ______  HI:apr,may
    Caladrella cinerea longipennis 
  211. Eurasian Skylark   (Hibari) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr  HK:jun  KY:may 
    Alauda arvensis 
    A. a. perkinensis     & A. a. lonnbergi are subspecies of the Eurasian Skylark from mainland Asia that have occurred in Japan, in the winter and spring.  A. a, perkinensis has been seen during a FONT tour on Hegura Island.  

    Alauda arvensis japonica, the "Japanese Skylark", is a resident in much of Japan.  
  212. Brown-eared Bulbul   (Hiyodori)  (ph) ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Microscelis     (formerly Hypsitpetes) amaurotis
    Microscelis a. hensoni     (on Hokkaido, mostly in summer)
    Microscelis a. amaurotis     (on Honshu & Kyushu)
    Microscelis a. ogawae     (on Amami)
    Microscelis a. pryeri     (on Okinawa)
  213. Light-vented (or Chinese) Bulbul   (Shirogashira) ______ OK:may,jul
    Pycnonotus sinensis orii  
  214. Zitting Cisticola   (Sekka) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Cisticola juncidis brunniceps

    The Zitting Cisticola was called the Fan-tailed Warbler, but there's a species so-named in Mexico, totally unrelated; also, now, the cisticolas are not in the same family as the Old World Warblers.
  215. Goldcrest   (Kikuitadaki)  (ph)   ______ HN:may  HK:jun
    Regulus regulus japonensis 
  216. Asian Stubtail  (Yabusame)  ______ HN:jun  HI:apr  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Cettia s. squameiceps 
    The Asian Stubtail was called the Short-tailed Bush Warbler.
     
  217. Japanese Bush-Warbler  (Uguisu)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  KY:may,jul  OK:may,jul
     Cettia diphone
    Cettia d. cantans      (breeds on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
    Cettia d. riukiuensis      (on Okinawa)

  218. Marsh Grassbird  (O-sekka)  (t3) ______ HN:apr,may
    Megalurus p. pryeri  

    The Marsh Grassbird has also been called the Japanese Marsh Warbler.
  219. Gray's Grasshopper-Warbler   (Ezo-sennyu) ______ HI:may
    Locustella fasciolata
  220. Lanceolated (Grasshopper-) Warbler   (Makino-sennyu) ______ HK:jun
    Locustella lancolata hendersonii
  221. Black-browed (or Schenk's) Reed Warbler   (Ko-yoshikiri)  ______  HI:may  HK:jun
    Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
  222. Oriental Reed Warbler  (O-yoshikiri)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may
    Acrocephalus orientalis  

    The Oriental Reed Warbler was considered conspecific with the Great Reed Warbler of Europe, Acrocephalus arundinaceus.
  223. Eastern Crowned Warbler  (Sendai-mushikui)  (ph)  ______  HN:may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun
    Phylloscopus coronatus 
  224. Sakhalin Leaf Warbler   (Ezo-mushikui)  ______ HN:may  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun
    Phylloscopus borealoides
    The Sakhalin Leaf Warbler was part of the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler.
  225. Yellow-browed Warbler   (Kimayu-mushikui)  (ph)  ______ HI:may  
    Phylloscopus inornatus 
  226. Arctic Warbler   (Meboso-mushikui) ______ HI:may
    Phylloscopus b. borealis  
    (another subspecies, P. b. xanthodryas also occurs in Japan)  
  227. Dusky Warbler (JPr)   (Muji-sekka)  (JPr)   ______ HI:may
    Phylloscopus fuscatus     
  228. Radde's Warbler  (Karafuto-muji-sekka)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Phylloscopus schwarzi

  229. Siberian Chiffchaff  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Phylloscopus tristus

  230. Japanese White-eye   (Mejiro)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
     Zosterops japonica
    Zosterops j. japonica     (on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu)
    Zosterops j. loochooensis     (on Amami & Okinawa) 

  231. Eurasian Wren   (Misosazai) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HK:jun  KY:may,jul
    Troglodytes (or Nannus) troglodytes fumigatus

  232. Eurasian Nuthatch   (Goju-kara)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HK:may,jun  KY:may
     Sitta europaea
    Sitta e. asiatica     (on Hokkaido, a pale-breasted form)
    Sitta e. amurensis     (on Honshu)
    Sitta e. roseilia     (on Kyushu)
  233. White-cheeked (or Grey) Starling  (Mukudori)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  KY:may  OK:may
    Sturnus cineraceus

    Another name for the White-cheeked, or Grey, Starling has been Ashy Starling.
     
  234. Chestnut-cheeked Starling  (Ko-mukudori)  (nt) (JPeb)  ______  HN:may,jun  HI:may
    Sturnus philippensis

    The Chestnut-cheeked Starling has also been called the Violet-backed Starling, or Myna.
  235. Daurian (or Purple-backed) Starling  (Shiberia-mukudori)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Sturnus sturninus 

  236. Blue Rock Thrush (red-bellied form)   (Iso-hiyodori)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul  NS:may
    Monticola solitarius philippensis  
  237. White-throated Rock Thrush  (Hime-isohiyo)  (JPvr) (ph)  ______ HI:may
    Monticola gularis
  238. White's (Ground) Thrush  (Tora-tsugumi) ______ HI:apr,may
    Zoothera aurea toratugumi

    The White's Ground Thrush was considered conspecific with the Scaly Ground Thrush, Zoothera dauma, of southeast Asia.
  239. Amami (Ground) Thrush  (O-tora-tsugumi)  (t1) (JPe)  ______ AM:may,jul
    Zoothera major  
  240. Siberian (Ground) Thrush   (Mamijiro)  (ph)  ______ HN:may,jun  HI:may
    Zoothera sibirica davisoni
  241. Brown-headed Thrush  (Akahara)  (JPneb) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun
    Turdus c. chrysolaus       
    The Brown-headed Thrush has been called the Brown Thrush.

  242. Pale Thrush   (Shirohara) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  
    Turdus pallidus
  243. Eye-browed (or Grey-headed) Thrush   (Mamichajinai)  ______ HN:may  HI:may  HK:may
    Turdus obscurus
  244. Dusky Thrush  (Tsugumi)  (JPrs) (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  
    Turdus eunomus 
  245. Naumann's Thrush  (Tsugumi)  (JPr) (ph)   ______ HI:apr
    Turdus naumanni
    The Naumann's Thrush was considered conspecific with the Dusky Thrush.
      
  246. Japanese (Grey) Thrush  (Kuro-tsugumi)  ______  HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  HK:may
    Turdus cardis

    The Japanese Thrush has been called Grey Thrush, but there's another species with that name in Africa.
    The name Japanese Thrush notwithstanding, the species is not endemic to Japan, occurring also in China & Korea. 
  247. Japanese Robin   (Komadori)  ______  HN:apr,may  HI:apr  HK:may  KY:may
    Erithacus a. akahige
  248. Ryukyu Robin (nt)   (Akahige)  (ph)  ______ AM:may  OK:may,jul
    Erithacus komadori
    Erithacus k. komadori      (on Amami)
    Erithacus k. namiyei      (on Okinawa)
  249. Swinhoe's (or Rufous-tailed) Robin  (Shima-goma)  (JPr) (ph)  ______ HI:may
    Luscinia sibilans 
  250. Siberian Blue Robin   (Ko-ruri) ______ HN:may,jun  HI:may
    Luscinia cyane bochaiensis
  251. Siberian Rubythroat   (No-goma)  (ph)  ______  HI:apr,may  HK:jun
    Luscinia calliope camtschatkensis
  252. Bluethroat  (Ogawa-komadori)  (ph)  ______  HI:may
    Luscinia svecica
  253. Red-flanked Bluetail   (Ruri-bitaki)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may
    Luscinia     (formerly Tarsiger) c. cyanurus  

    What was the Himalayan population of the Red-flanked Bluetail, the Orange-flanked Bush-Robin, is no longer included in Luscinia cyanurus. 

  254. Daurian Redstart   (Jo-bitaki) ______ HN:apr,may  H":apr,may
    Phoenicurus a. auroreus
  255. Black Redstart  (Kuro-jo-bitaki)  (JPr) (ph)  ______  HI:apr
    Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides
  256. Siberian Stonechat  (No-bitaki) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun
    Saxicola stejnegeri  

    The Siberian Stonechat was considered conspecific with the European Stonechat, Saxicola rubicolla.
  257. Isabelline Wheatear  (Inaba-hitaki)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Oenanthe isabellina
  258. Pied Wheatear  (Seguro-sabaku-hitaki)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Oenanthe pleschanka
  259. Blue-and-white Flycatcher   (O-ruri)  (ph)  ______  HN:may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Cyanoptila c. cyanomelana
  260. Asian Brown Flycatcher   (Ko-same-bitaki) ______ HN:may  HI:apr,may  HK:jun
    Muscicapa d. dauurica 
  261. Dark-sided Flycatcher  (Same-bitaki)  ______  HN:may  HI:may  HK:jun
    Muscicapa s. sibirica  
    The Dark-sided Flycatcher was called Siberian Flycatcher. Another name that has been given to the Dark-sided Flycatcher has been Sooty Flycatcher which is inappropriate however, as there's a bird so-named in Africa.
       
  262. Grey-streaked Flycatcher   (Ezo-bitaki) ______  HI:may
    Muscicapa griseisticta
  263. Taiga Flycatcher  (Ojiro-bitaki)  (JPr) ______  HI:may
    Muscicapa albicilla 
    The Taiga Flycatcher was part of the Red-breasted Flycatcher, Muscicapa parva.
  264. Mugimaki Flycatcher   (Mugimaki)  (JPr) ______ HI:may 
    Ficedula mugimaki
  265. Narcissus Flycatcher  (Ki-bitaki)  (JPneb) (ph)  ______  HN:may  HI:apr,may  HK:jun  KY:may
    Ficedula n. narcissina
  266. Ryukyu Flycatcher  (Ryukyu-Ki-bitaki)  (t2) (JPe)  ______  AM:may
    Ficedula owstoni

         The Ryukyu Flycatcher was considered as part of the Narcissus Flycatcher.
  267. Yellow-rumped (or Tricolored) Flycatcher  (Mamijiro-ki-bitaki)  (JPr) (ph)  ______ HI:may
    Ficedula zanthopygia
  268. Japanese Paradise Flycatcher  (Sankocho)  (nt) ______ HI:may  KY:may  AMmay  OK:may
    Terpsiphone atrocaudata
    Terpsiphone a. illex     (in Kyushu, Amami & Okinawa)
    (Another subspecies, Terpsiphone a. atrocaudata, occurs further north in Japan.)
    The Japanese Paradise Flycatcher has also been called Black Paradise Flycatcher.
     
  269. Brown (or Pallas's) Dipper  (Kawagarasu) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  KY:may
    Cinclus pallasii pallasii

  270. Russet (or Cinnamon) Sparrow   (Nyunai-suzume) ______ HI:apr  HK:may,jun  KY:jul
    Passer r. rutilans 
  271. Eurasian Tree Sparrow   (Suzume)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul  AM:may,jul  OK:may,jul
    Passer montanus saturatus
  272. Scaly-breasted (or Spotted) Munia  (Amihara)  (JPi)  ______ OK:may
    Lonchura punctulata

    The Scaly-breasted, or Spotted, Munia is also called Nutmeg Mannikin, or Spice Finch.   
  273. Japanese Accentor   (Kayakuguri) ______ HK:may
    Prunella rubida fervida

  274. Richard's Pipit  (Mamijiro-tahibari)  (JPr)  ______ HI:may
    Anthus novaeseelandiae
  275. Olive-backed Pipit   (Binzui)  (ph)  ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun
     Anthus h. hodgsoni 
    (another subspecies, Anthus h. yunnanensis,     also occurs in Japan)
    The Olive-backed Pipit has been called Indian Tree Pipit.
     
  276. Tree Pipit  (Yoroppa-binzui)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Anthus trivialis
  277. "Siberian" Buff-bellied  (Tahibari) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:may
    Anthus (rubescens) japonicus 
    The "Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit", Anthus rubescens japonicus, was part of the Water Pipit of Eurasia, but now it is considered conspecific with the Buff-bellied, or American, Pipit of North America, or possibly it is a distinct species.   
  278. Eastern Yellow Wagtail  (Tsumenaga-sekirei)  (JPr)  ______ HI:may
    Motacilla flava simillima 
  279. Grey Wagtail   (Ki-sekirei) ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Motacilla cinerea robusta
  280. White Wagtail  (Hojiro / Haku-sekirei)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may,jul
    Motacilla alba lugens  - HK, HN, HI 
    Motacilla alba ocularis  -      HI
    Motacilla alba leucopsis  -      KY 
  281. Japanese Wagtail  (Seguro-sekirei) ______ HN:may,jun  
    Motacilla grandis

  282. Brambling  (Atori)  (ph)   ______ HI:apr,may
    Fringilla montifringilla
  283. Oriental Greenfinch   (Kawara-hiwa) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Chloris     (formerly Carduelis) sinica minor (subspecies that breeds in Japan, another also occurs in the winter) 

    Another name for the Oriental Greenfinch has been Grey-capped Greenfinch. 
  284. Eurasian Siskin  (Ma-hiwa)  (ph)  ______  HI:apr,may  HK:jun
    Spinus     (formerly Carduelis) spinus
  285. Pine Grosbeak  (Ginzan-mashiko)  (ph)  ______ HK:jun
    Pinicola enucleator sakhalinensis
  286. Asian Rosy Finch  (Hagi-mashiko)  (ph)  ______  HI:apr
    Leucosticte arctoa brunneonucha
  287. Long-tailed Rosefinch   (Beni-mashiko)  (ph)  ______  HI:apr  HK:may
    Uragus sibiricus sanguinolentus 
  288. Pallas's (or Siberian) Rosefinch  (O-mashiko)  (JPr) (ph)  ______  HN:apr
    Carpodacus roseus  
  289. Eurasian Bullfinch  (Uso) ______ HN:may  HI:apr,may  HK:may
     Pyrrhula pyrrhula griseiventris      (has been called "Grey-bellied Bullfinch")
  290. Japanese Grosbeak  (Ikaru) ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may  HK:may,jun  KY:may
    Eophona p. personata
  291. Chinese Grosbeak  (Ko-Ikaru)  (JPr) (ph)  ______  HI:may
    Eophona migratoria
  292. Hawfinch   (Shime)  ______  HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun
    Caccothraustes caccothraustes japonicus
  293. Grey Bunting  (Kuroji)  (JPneb)  ______  HN:may,jun  HI:may  HK:may
    Emberiza v. variabilis
  294. Black-faced Bunting   (Aoji)  (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may,jun  HI:apr,may  HK:may,jun
    Emberiza spodocephala personata 
  295. Japanese Yellow Bunting  (Nojiko)  (t3) (JPeb) ______ HN:may  HI:may
    Emberiza sulphurata

         The Japanese Yellow Bunting has also been called Siebold's Bunting.
  296. Meadow Bunting   (Hijiro) ______  HN:apr,may,jun  HI:may(once)  HK:jun  KY:may,jul
     Emberiza cioides ciopsis (subspecies endemic to Japan)
  297. Yellow-breasted Bunting   (Shima-aoji)  (ph)  ______  HI:may  HK:jun
    Emberiza aureola ornata
  298. Chestnut Bunting  (Shima-nojiko)  (JPr)   ______  HI:may
    Emberiza rutila
  299. Rustic Bunting   (Kashiradaka) ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may
    Emberiza rustica latifascia
  300. Elegant Bunting   (Miyama-hojiro)  (ph)  ______  HI:apr,may  KY:may
    Emberiza e. elegans 

    The Elegant Bunting has been called the Yellow-throated Bunting.
  301. Yellow-browed Bunting  (Kimayu-hojiro)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Emberiza chrysophrys
  302. Little Bunting  (Ko-hoaka)  (JPr)  ______  HI:may
    Emberiza pusilla
      
  303. Tristram's Bunting  (Shirohara-hojiro)  (JPr) (ph)  ______  HI:may
    Emberiza tristrami
  304. Chestnut-eared (or Grey-headed) Bunting  (Hoaka)  ______  HI:may
    Emberiza fucata
     
  305. Common Reed Bunting   (O-jurin)  ______ HN:apr,may  HI:apr,may
    Emberiza schoeniclus pyrrhulina
  306. Japanese Reed Bunting  (Ko-jurin)  (nt) (ph)  ______ HN:apr,may
    Emberiza y. yessoensis

     The Japanese Reed Bunting has also been called the Ochre-rumped Bunting, although other buntings also have ochre rumps.
  307. Red-billed Leiothrix (JPi)   (Soushicho) ______ KY:may 
    Leiothrix lutea




 Birds during Pelagic Trip onboard the  Honshu / Hokkaido round-trip ferry 
April 20-21, 2001
(followed by numbers - some estimated - of individuals seen)

Pacific Diver (or Loon)  25
Black-footed Albatross  1 (an adult)
Streaked Shearwater  930
Sooty Shearwater  170
Short-tailed Shearwater  50,000
Temminck's Cormorant  13
Pelagic Cormorant  3
Greater Scaup  30
Black Scoter  60
Sanderling  7
Grey/Red Phalarope  320 (many in breeding plumage)
Pomarine Skua/Jaeger  1
Black-headed Gull  6
Black-tailed Gull  450
"Kamchatka" Common Gull  6
"Vega" Herring Gull  15
Slaty-backed Gull  325
Glaucous Gull  1
Black-legged Kittiwake  14
Little Tern  5
Common Murre/Guillemot  320
Ancient Murrelet  20
Crested Auklet  1
Rhinoceros Auklet  10 
Horned Puffin  4 (between N Honshu & Hokkaido)

Sea-mammals during the pelagic trip:

Northern Fur Seal  65
Harbor (or Common) Porpoise  6
Pacific White-sided Dolphin  2 

 

Land Mammals:


During FONT tour in Japan, in April 2001

Japanese Serow  (Kamoshika) ______ HN
Capricornis crispus


Giant Flying Squirrel  (Musasabi) ______ HN
Petaurista leucogenys


Japanese Squirrel  (Nihon-risu) ______ HN
Sciurus lis


Japanese Macaque (Monkey) (Nihonzaru) ______ HN
Macaca fuscata


During FONT tour in Japan, in May 2004

Brown Rat (i) ______ HN(HI)
Rattus norvegicus


Japanese Squirrel  (Nihon-risu) ______ HN
Sciurus lis


Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat  (JPe) ______ HN
Rhinolophus cornutus


During FONT tour in Japan, in May 2005

Brown Rat (i) ______ HN(HI)
Rattus norvegicus


Japanese Shrew-Mole ______ KY
Urotrichus talpoides


Sika Deer (Shika) ______ KY
Cervus n. nippon


Short-beaked Common Dolphin ______ NSp
Delphinus delphis


Long-beaked Common Dolphin ______ KYp
Delphinus capensis


Common Bottle-nosed Dolphin ______ NSp
Tursiops truncatus


Rough-toothed Dolphin ______ NSp
Steno bredanensis


During FONT tour in Japan, May 2006

Red Fox  ______  HN
Vulpes vulpes japonica


Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat  (JPe)  ______  HN
Rhinolophus cornutus



During FONT tour in Japan, May 2007

Amami Rabbit  (JPe)  ______  AM
Pentalagus furnessi


Japanese Squirrel  (Nihon-risu)  (JPe)  ______ HN
Sciurus lis


Red Fox  ______  KY
Vulpes vulpes japonica


Raccoon Dog  ______  KY
Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus


Eurasian Badger  ______  HN
Meles meles anakuma


Japanese Marten  ______  HN
Martes memlampus memlampus


True's Shrew-Mole  (JPe)  ______  KY
Dymecodon pilirostris


Large Japanese Fieldmouse  (JPe)  ______  KY
Apodemus speciosus


Ryukyu Flying Fox ______ OK
Pteropus dasymallus


Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat  (JPe)  ______  HN
Rhinolophus cornutus


Sika Deer (Shika)  ______ KY
Cervus nippon nippon


Eurasian Wild Boar  ______ KY
Sus scrofa leucomystax