List of Japanese birds

Anseriformes

• Anatidae: swans, geese and ducks
• Indian Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna javanica
• Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
• Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Mute Swan, Cygnus olor (Introduced)
• Bar-headed Goose, Anser indicus
• Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus
• Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides
• Greylag Goose, Anser anser
• Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens
• Bean Goose, Anser fabalis
• White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
• Emperor Goose, Anser canagicus
• Brent Goose, Branta bernicla
• Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
• Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
• Crested Shelduck, Tadorna cristata
• Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
• Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
• American Wigeon, Anas americana
• Gadwall, Anas strepera
• Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
• Spot-billed Duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
• Common Teal, Anas crecca
• Garganey, Anas querquedula
• Baikal Teal, Anas formosa
• Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
• European Wigeon, Anas penelope
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Falcated Duck, Anas falcata
• Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina
• Baer's Pochard, Aythya baeri
• Redhead, Aythya americana
• Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
• Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula
• Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris
• Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
• Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
• Pochard, Aythya ferina
• White-eyed Pochard, Aythya nyroca
• King Eider, Somateria spectabilis
• Steller's Eider, Polysticta stelleri
• Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histroionicus
• Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis
• Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
• Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra
• Velvet Scoter, Melanitta fusca
• Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
• Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
• Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator
• Goosander, Mergus merganser
• Chinese Merganser, Mergus squamatus
• Smew, Mergellus albellus

Galliformes

• Tetraonidae: grouse
• Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus
• Hazel Grouse, Tetrastes bonasia
• Phasianidae: partridges, pheasants and quails
• Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
• Chinese Bamboo Partridge, Bambusicola thoracica (Introduced)
• Copper Pheasant, Phasianus soemmerringi (Endemic)
• Green Pheasant, Phasianus versicolor (Endemic)

Gaviiformes

• Gaviidae: divers
• Red-throated Diver, Gavia stellata
• Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica
• Pacific Diver, Gavia pacifica
• White-billed Diver, Gavia adamsii

Podicipediformes

• Podicipedidae: grebes
• Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena
• Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus
• Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
• Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus

Procellariiformes

• Diomedeidae: albatrosses
• Short-tailed Albatross, Diomedea albatrus
• Black-footed Albatross, Diomedea nigripes
• Laysan Albatross, Diomedea immutabilis
• Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans
• Procellariidae: fulmar, shearwaters, gadfly and other petrels
• Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
• White-necked Petrel, Pterodroma externa
• Kermadec Petrel, Pterodroma neglecta
• Bonin Petrel, Pterodroma hypoleuca
• Black-winged Petrel, Pterodroma nigripennis
• Solander's Petrel, Pterodroma solandri
• Hawaiian Petrel, Pterodroma phaeopygia
• Stejneger's Petrel, Pterodroma longirostris
• Bulwer's Petrel, Bulweria bulwerii
• Streaked Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas
• Pale-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes
• Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus
• Christmas Island Shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis
• Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri
• Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus
• Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris
• Hydrobatidae: storm petrels
• Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
• Stejneger's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma tristami
• Matsudaira's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma matsudairae (Breeding endemic)
• Band-rumped Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma castro
• Leach's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa
• Fork-tailed Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma furcata
• Swinhoe's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis

Pelecaniformes

• Phaethontidae: tropicbirds
• Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda
• White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
• Pelecanidae: pelicans
• Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus
• Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Spot-billed Pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
• Sulidae: boobies
• Blue-faced Booby, Sula dactylatra
• Red-footed Booby, Sula sula
• Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster
• Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants
• Japanese Cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus
• Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
• Red-faced Cormorant, Phalacrocorax urile
• Pelagic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus
• Fregatidae: frigatebirds
• Great Frigatebird, Fregata minor
• Lesser Frigatebird, Fregata ariel

Ciconiiformes

• Ardeidae: herons and bitterns
• Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
• Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
• Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Great Egret, Egretta alba
• Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia
• Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
• Chinese Egret, Egretta eulophotes
• Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra
• Chinese Pond Heron, Ardeola bacchus
• Striated Heron, Butorides striatus
• Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Rufous Night Heron, Nycticorax caledonicus
• Japanese Night Heron, Gorsachius goisagi
• Malayan Night Heron, Gorsachius melanolophus
• Chinese Little Bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis
• Schrenk's Little Bittern, Ixobrychus eurythmus
• Black Bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis
• Cinnamon Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
• Eurasian Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
• Ciconiidae: storks
• White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
• Black Stork, Ciconia nigra
• Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills
• Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
• Japanese Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon
• Black-faced Spoonbill, Platalea minor
• Common Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia

Falconiformes

• Pandionidae: Osprey
• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
• Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and allies
• Oriental Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus
• Black Kite, Milvus migrans
• Steller's Sea-eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus
• White-tailed Sea-eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• European Black Vulture, Aegypius monachus
• Crested Serpent Eagle, Spilornis cheela
• Asian Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
• Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus
• Pied Harrier, Circus melanoleucus
• Grey Frog Hawk, Accipiter soloensis
• Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
• Japanese Lesser Sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
• Grey-faced Buzzard, Butastur indicus
• Upland Buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
• Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus
• Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
• Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca
• Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga
• Mountain Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis
• Falconidae: falcons
• Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
• Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo
• Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
• Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni
• Amur Falcon, Falco amurensis
• Merlin, Falco columbarius

Turniciformes

• Turnicidae
• Bustard Quail, Turnix suscitator

Gruiformes

• Gruidae: cranes
• Red-crowned Crane, Grus japonensis
• Hooded Crane, Grus monacha
• White-naped Crane, Grus vipio
• Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis
• Common Crane, Grus grus
• Siberian Crane, Grus leucogeranus
• Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo
• Rallidae: rails and crakes
• Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
• Okinawa Rail, Rallus okinawae (Endemic)
• Slaty-legged Crake, Rallina eurizonoides
• Swinhoe's Rail, Coturnicops exquisitus
• Ruddy-breasted Crake, Porzana fusca
• Baillon's Crake, Porzana pusilla
• White-browed Rail, Porzana cinerea (Extirpated)
• White-breasted Waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea
• Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Common Coot, Fulica atra
• Otidae: bustards
• Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax
• Great Bustard, Otis tarda

Charadriiformes

Suborder Charadrii: waders

• Jacanidae
• Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
• Rostratulidae
• Painted Snipe, Rostratula benghalensis
• Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
• Common Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
• Charadriidae: plovers and lapwings
• Grey-headed Lapwing, Vanellus cinereus
• Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
• Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva
• American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica
• Long-billed Ringed Plover, Charadrius placidus
• Caspian Plover, Charadrius asiaticus
• Greater Sand Plover, Charadrius leschenaultti
• Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius
• Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
• Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula
• Mongolian Plover, Charadrius mongolus
• Dotterel, Eudromias morinellus
• Scolopacidae: typical waders or shorebirds
• Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica
• Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
• Little Curlew, Numenius minutus
• Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris
• Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata
• Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
• Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
• Far Eastern Curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
• Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
• Common Redshank, Tringa totanus
• Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
• Spotted Greenshank, Tringa guttifer
• Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
• Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
• Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
• Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
• Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus
• Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
• Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
• Grey-rumped Sandpiper, Heteroscelus brevipes
• Wandering Tattler, Heteroscelus incanus
• Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
• Amami Woodcock, Scolopax mira (Endemic)
• Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
• Solitary Snipe, Gallinago solitaria
• Japanese Snipe, Gallinago hardwickii (Breeding endemic)
• Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
• Swinhoe's Snipe, Gallinago megala
• Pintail Snipe, Gallinago stenura
• Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
• Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
• Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Asian Dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus
• Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata
• Temminck's Stint, Calidris temminckii
• Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris
• Red Knot, Calidris canutus
• Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
• Rock Sandpiper, Calidris ptilocnemis
• Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis
• Little Stint, Calidris minuta
• Dunlin, Calidris alpina
• Long-toed Stint, Calidris minutilla
• Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
• Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri
• Sanderling, Calidris alba
• Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
• Broad-billed Sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus
• Stilt Sandpiper, Micropalama himantopus
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis
• Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
• Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
• Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor
• Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
• Recurvirostridae: avocets and stilts
• Australian Stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus
• Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus
• Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
• Glareolidae: coursers and pratincoles
• Oriental Pratincole, Glareola meldivarum

Suborder Lari: skuas, gulls & terns

• Stercorariidae: skuas
• South Polar Skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
• Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus
• Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus
• Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus
• Laridae: gulls
• Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea
• Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides
• Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan
• Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris
• Great Black-headed Gull, Larus ichthyaetus
• Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus
• Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri
• Common Gull, Larus canus
• California Gull, Larus californicus
• Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
• Relict Gull, Larus relictus
• Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
• Saunders' Gull, Larus saundersi
• East Siberian Herring Gull, Larus vegae
• Caspian Gull, Larus cachinnans
• Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
• West Siberian Gull, Larus heuglini
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
• Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei
• Little Gull, Larus minutus
• Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia
• Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
• Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens
• Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini
• Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea
• Red-legged Kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris
• Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
• Sternidae: terns
• Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida
• Black Tern, Chlidonias nigra
• White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucoptera
• Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
• Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
• Little Tern, Sternula albifrons
• Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
• Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana
• Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea
• Aleutian Tern, Sterna aleutica
• Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata
• Spectacled Tern, Sterna lunata
• Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii
• Bridled Tern, Sterna anaethetus
• Crested Tern, Thalasseus bergii
• Blue Noddy, Procelsterna cerulea
• Common Noddy, Anous stolidus
• White-capped Noddy, Anous minutus
• White Tern, Gygis alba

Suborder Alcae: auks

• Alcidae: auks
• Common Guillemot, Uria aalge
• Brunnich's Guillemot, Uria lomvia
• Pigeon Guillemot, Cepphus columba
• Spectacled Guillemot, Cepphus carbo
• Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus
• Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus
• Crested Murrelet, Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Breeding endemic)
• Paroquet Auklet, Cyclorrhynchus psittacula
• Crested Auklet, Aethia cristatella
• Least Auklet, Aethia pusilla
• Whiskered Auklet, Aethia pygmaea
• Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata
• Horned Puffin, Fratercula corniculata
• Tufted Puffin, Lunda cirrhata

Pterocliformes

• Pteroclidae: sandgrouse
• Pallas's Sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Columbiformes

• Columbidae: pigeons and doves
• Bonin Wood Pigeon, Columba versicolor (Extinct)
• Black Wood Pigeon, Columba janthina
• Ryūkyū Wood Pigeon, Columba jouyi (Extinct)
• Eastern Turtle Dove, Streptopelia orientalis
• Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocta
• Red Collared Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica
• Japanese Green Pigeon, Treron sieboldii
• Formosan Green Pigeon, Treron formosae

Cuculiformes

• Cuculidae: cuckoos
• Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
• European Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
• Fugitive Hawk Cuckoo, Cuculus fugax
• Short-winged Cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
• Oriental Cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus
• Little Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
• Asian Drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris

Strigiformes

• Strigidae: owls
• Collared Scops Owl, Otus lettia
• Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques (Endemic)
• European Scops Owl, Otus scops
• Oriental Scops Owl, Otus sunia
• Ryūkyū Scops Owl, Otus elegans
• Blakiston's Fish Owl, Ketupa blakistoni
• Eurasian Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo
• Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
• Brown Hawk Owl, Ninox scutulata
• Ural Owl, Strix uralensis
• Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
• Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
• Tengmalm's Owl, Aegolius funereus
• Tytonidae: barn owls
• Australasian Grass Owl, Tyto longimembris

Caprimulgiformes

• Caprimulgidae: nightjars
• Indian Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus

Apodiformes

• Apodidae: swifts
• White-throated Needletail, Hirundapus caudacuta
• Northern White-rumped Swift, Apus pacificus
• House Swift, Apus affinis

Coraciiformes

• Cerylidae: water kingfishers
• Crested Kingfisher, Megaceryle lugubris
• Alcedinidae: river kingfishers
• Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Halcyonidae: tree kingfishers
• Ruddy Kingfisher, Halcyon coromanda
• Miyako Kingfisher, Halcyon miyakoensis
• Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata
• White-collared Kingfisher, Todirhamphus chloris
• Meropidae: bee-eaters
• Rainbow Bee-eater, Merops ornatus
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Merops philippinus
• Coraciidae: rollers
• Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis

Upupiformes

• Upupidae
• Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Piciformes

• Picidae: woodpeckers
• Wryneck, Jynx tarquilla>
• Great Spotted Woodpecker, Picoides major
• White-backed Woodpecker, Picoides leucotos
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Picoides minor
• Pygmy Woodpecker, Picoides kizuki
• Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
• White-bellied Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
• Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
• Japanese Green Woodpecker, Picus awokera (Endemic)
• Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus
• Okinawa Woodpecker, Sapheopipo noguchii (Endemic)

See also

• Lists of birds by region