Birds and
Other Wildlife
during the Focus On
Nature
2010 Spring Birding Tour
in Japan
List compiled by Armas Hill
Dates:
May 15-24, 2010
Codes:
on Honshu: hn
on Hegura island, offshore from Honshu in the Sea of
Japan: hi
during the pelagic trips onboard the ferry to/from
Hegura: hip
(t): a globally threatened or rare
species, designated by Birdlife International
(t1): critical (t2): endangered (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species globally
(JPi): introduced species in Japan
(JAe): endemic to Japan
(JAr): rare in Japan
(h): heard only
UPPER RIGHT PHOTO: NARCISSUS FLYCATCHER
Links:
A
List & Photo Gallery of Japan Birds, in 2 parts
In the cumulative lists of birds, scientific
names are given & subspecies are noted.
List of Japanese Mammals (with some photos)
A list of Mammals during our '07
Japan Spring Birding Tour follows the bird-list below.
List of Japanese Butterflies (with some photos)
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Japan
Bird-List:
- Pacific Loon (or Diver)
Gavia pacifica
- Little Grebe - hn
Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Streaked Shearwater - hip
Colonectris leucomelas
- Short-tailed Shearwater - hn
Puffinus tenuirostris
- Sooty Shearwater - hn
Puffinus griseus
- Great Cormorant - hn
Phalacrocorax carbo
- Temminck's (or Japanese) Cormorant -
hn,hi
Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Pelagic Shag (or Cormorant) - hn,hi
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
- Black-crowned Night-Heron - hi
Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eastern Cattle Egret -
hn
Bublucus coromandus
- Striated Heron - hn
Butorides striatus
- Pacific (or Eastern) Reef Heron - hn
Egretta sacra
- Little Egret - hn,hi
Egretta garzetta
- Intermediate Egret -
hn,hi
Egretta intermedia
- Great Egret - hn,hi
Ardea alba
- Grey Heron - hn,hi
Ardea cinerea
- Mute Swan - hn
Cygnus olor
- Mandarin Duck - hn
Aix galericulata
- Garganey - hn
Anas querquedula
- Mallard - hn
Anas olatyrhynchos
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck - hn,hi
Anas zonorhyncha
- Tufted Duck - hn
Aythya fuligula
- Oriental Honey Buzzard - hn
Pernis orientalis
- Osprey - hn
Pandion haliaetus
- Black-eared Kite - hn,hi
Milvus lineatus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk - hi
Accipiter gularis
- Eastern Buzzard - hn,hi
Buteo japonicus
- Common Kestrel - hi
Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Hobby - hn
Falco subbuteo
- Amur Falcon - hi
Falco amurenis
- Peregrine Falcon - hi
Falco peregrinus
- Green Pheasant (JPe) - hn
Phasianus versicolor
- Ruddy-breasted Crake - hn
Porzana fusca
- Common Moorhen - hn
Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Coot - hn
Fulica atra
- Long-billed Plover - hn
Charadrius placidus japonicus
- Little Ringed Plover - hn
Charadrius dubius
- Kentish Plover - hn
Charadrius alexandrinus
- Pacific Golden Plover - hn
Pluvialis fulva
- Grey-headed Lapwing - hn
Vanellus cinereus
- Ruddy Turnstone - hn
Arenaria i. interpres
- Common Greenshank - hn
Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Sandpiper - am
Tringa stagnatilis
- Grey-tailed Tattler - hn,hi
Heteroscelus brevipes
- Common Sandpiper - hn,hi
Actitis hypoleucos
- "Eurasian" Whimbrel - hn
Numenius phaeopus variegatus
- Red-necked Phalarope - hip
Phalaropus lobatus
- Common Black-headed Gull - hn
Larus ridibundus
- Black-tailed Gull - hn,hi,hip
Larus crassirostris
- Vega Gull - hn,hi
(has been
considered a race of the Herring Gull)
Larus vegae
- Slaty-backed Gull - hn,hi
Larus schistisagus
- Glaucous-winged Gull - hn
Larus glaucescens
- Common Tern - hn
Sterna hirundo
- Little Tern - hn
Sterna albifrons
- Ancient Murrelet - hi
Synthliboramphus antiquus
- Rhinoceros Auklet - hip
Cerorhinca monocerata
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon (JPi) -
hn,hi
Columba livia
- Oriental Turtle-Dove - hn,hi
Streotopelia orientalis
- Black Wood Pigeon - hi
Columba janthina
- White-bellied Green Pigeon - hn
Treron (formerly Sphenurus) sieboldii
- Common Cuckoo - hn,hi
Cuculus canorus
- Oriental Cuckoo - hn,hi
Cuculus saturatus
- Lesser Cuckoo - hi
Cuculus poliocephalus
- Japanese Scops-Owl - hi
Otus semitorques
- Pacific Swift -
hi
Apus pacificus
- Oriental Dollarbird - hi
Eurystomus orientalis
- Eurasian Hoopoe - hi
Upupa epops saturata
- Japanese Green Woodpecker (JPe) - hn
Picus awokera
- Great Spotted Woodpecker - hn
Dendrocopos
(formerly Picoides) major japonicus
- Greater Short-toed Lark - hi
Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis (or dukhensis)
- Eurasian Skylark - hn,hi
Alauda arvensis japonica - hn
Alauda arvenis pekinensis - hi
- Barn Swallow - hn,hi
Hirundo rustica
- Sand Martin (or Bank Swallow) - hn
Riparia riparia ijimae
- Asian House Martin - hn
Delichon dasypus
- Olive-backed Pipit - hn,hi
Anthus hodgsoni
- Grey Wagtail - hn
Motacilla cinerea
- White Wagtail - hn,hi
Motacilla alba lugens - hn,hi
- Japanese Wagtail (JPe) - hn
Motacilla grandis
- Brown-eared Bulbul - hn,hi
Microscelis
(formerly Hysipetes) amaurotis
- Japanese Waxwing (nt) - hi
Bombycilla japonica
- Brown (or Pallas's) Dipper - hn
Cinclus pallasii
- Northern (or Winter) Wren -
hn
Troglodytes troglodytes fumigatus
- Siberian Blue Robin - hn,hi
Luscinia cyane
- Siberian Rubythroat - hi
Luscinia calliope
- Red-flanked Bluetail
(also called
Orange-flanked Bush-Robin) - hi
Tarsiger cyanurus
- Siberian Stonechat - hi
Saxicola stejnegeri
- Blue Rock Thrush
(red-bellied form) -
hn,hi
Monticola solitarius philippensis
- Siberian Thrush - hn,hi
Zoothera sibirica
- Brown-headed Thrush - hn,hi
Turdus chrysolaus
- Pale Thrush - hi
Turdus pallidus
- Eye-browed (or Grey-headed) Thrush - hi
Turdus obscurus
- Dusky Thrush - hn,hi
Turdus eunomus
- Naumann's Thrush - hi
Turdus naumanni
- Japanese (Grey) Thrush -
hi
Turdus cardis
- Goldcrest - hn
Regulus regulus japonensis
- Japanese Bush Warbler - hn,hi
Cettia diphone
- Zitting Cisticola (has been
called Fan-tailed Warbler) - hn,ky
Cisticola juncidis
- Marsh Grassbird (was called Japanese
Marsh Warbler) - hn
Megalurus pryeri
- Black-browed Reed Warbler - hn,hi
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Oriental Reed Warbler - hn,hi
Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eastern Crowned Warbler - hi
Phylloscopus coronatus
- Sikhalin Leaf-Warbler
- hi (was part of Pale-legged
Leaf-Warbler)
Phylloscopus borealoides
- Siberian Chiffchaff (JPr) - hi
Phylloscopus tristis
- Arctic Warbler - hi
Phylloscopus b. borealis
- Yellow-browed Warbler - hi
Phylloscopus inornatus
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher - hn,hi
Cyanoptila cyanomelena
- Asian Brown Flycatcher - hn,hi
Muscicapa dauurica
- Dark-sided Flycatcher - hn
Muscicapa sibirica
- Mugimaki Flycatcher (JPr) - hi
Ficedula mugimaki
- Narcissus Flycatcher - hn,hi
Ficedula narcissina
- Willow Tit - hn
Parus montanus
- Varied Tit - hn
Parus varius
- Coal Tit - hn
Parus ater
- Eastern Great Tit - hn
Parus minor
- Eurasian Nuthatch - hn
Sitta europaea
- Japanese White-eye - hn,hi
Zosterops japonica
- Bull-headed Shrike - hn,hi
Lanius bucephalus
- Eurasian Jay - hn
Garrulus glandarius
- Azure-winged Magpie - hn
Cyanopica cyanus
- Spotted Nutcracker - hn
Nucifraga caryocatactes japonica
- Carrion Crow - hn,hi
Corvus corone orientalis
- Large-billed Crow - hn,hi
Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-cheeked (or Grey) Starling - hn,hi
Sturnus cineraceus
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling - hn,hi
Sturnus philippensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow - hn,hi
Passer montanus
- Brambling - hi
Frigilla montifringilla
- Grey-capped Greenfinch - hn,hi
Carduelis sinica
- Japanese Grosbeak - hn,hi
Eophona personata
- Hawfinch - hi
Caccothraustes caccothraustes japonicus
- Black-faced Bunting - hn,hi
Emberiza spodocephala
Emberiza spodocephala
- Japanese Yellow Bunting - hn
Emberiza sulphurata
- Meadow Bunting - hn,hi
Emberiza ciodes
- Chestnut-eared (or Grey-headed)
Bunting - hi
Emberiza fucata
- Yellow-browed Bunting (JPr) -
hi
Emberiza chrysophrys
- Little Bunting (JPr) - hi
Emberiza pusilla
- Tristram's Bunting (JPr) - hi
Emberiza tristrami
- Rustic Bunting - hi
Emberiza rustica
- Common Reed Bunting - hi
Emberiza schoenicius
- Japanese Reed Bunting (nt) - hn
Emberiza yessoensis
Mammals
during FONT tour
in Japan
in May
2010
hn: Honshu
(JPe): endemic to Japan
1. Japanese Squirrel (JPe) - hn
Sciurus lis
2. Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel (JPe) - hn
3. Japanese Serow (JPe) - hn
4. Japanse Hare (JPe) - ky
Dymecodon pilirostris
5. Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat (JPe) - hn
Rhinolophus cornutus
