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Printable Bird Checklist for
Hokkaido
Brent Goose
Branta bernicla
koku-gan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
kobu-hakucho
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
o-hakucho
Gadwall
Anas strepera
okayoshi-gamo
Falcated Duck
Anas falcata
yoshi-gamo
Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope
hidori-gamo
American Wigeon
Anas americana
amerika-hidori
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
ma-gamo
Asian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
karu-gamo
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
hashibiro-gamo
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
onaga-gamo
Eurasian Teal
Anas crecca
ko-gamo
Green-winged Teal
Anas carolinensis
amerika-ko-gamo
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
o-hoshi-hajiro
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
hoshi-hajiro
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
kinkuro-hajiro
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
suzu-gamo
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
ko-suzu-gamo
Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri
ko-kewata-gamo
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
shinori-gamo
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
aranami-kinkuro
Asian White-winged Scoter
Melanitta stejnegeri
birodo-kinkuro
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
kuro-gamo
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
kori-gamo
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
hime-hajiro
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
hojiro-gamo
Smew
Mergellus albellus
miko-aisa
Goosander
Mergus merganser
kawa-aisa
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
umi-aisa
Red-throated Diver
Gavia stellata
abi
Black-throated Diver
Gavia arctica
o-hamu
Pacific Diver
Gavia pacifica
shiroeri-o-hamu
White-billed Diver
Gavia adamsii
hashijiro-abi
Northern Fulmar
Fulmaris glacialis
furuma-kamome
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
o-mizunagidori
Leach's Storm Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
koshijiro-umitsubame
Grey Storm Petrel
Oceanodroma furcata
haiiro-umitsubame
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
kaitsuburi
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
akaeri-kaitsuburi
Slavonian Grebe
Podiceps auritus
mimi-kaitsuburi
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
hajiro-kaitsuburi
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
ao-sagi
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
kawa-u
Temminck's Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
umi-u
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
hime-u
Red-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax urile
chishima-ugarasu
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
chogenbo
Merlin
Falco columbarius
ko-chogenbo
Gyr Falcon
Falco rusticolus
shiro-hayabusa
Peregerine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
hayabusa
Osprey
Pandion haliaeetus
misago
Black-eared Kite
Milvus lineatus
tobi
White-tailed Sea Eagle
Haliaetus albicilla
ojiro-washi
Steller's Sea Eagle
Haliaetus pelagicus
o-washi
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Circus spilonotus
chuhi
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
haiiro-chuhi
Northern Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
hai-taka
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
o-taka
Eastern Buzzard
Buteo japonicus
nosuri
Rough-legged Buzzard
Buteo lagopus
keashi-nosuri
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
ban
Common Coot
Fulica atra
o-ban
Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
tancho
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
daizen
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
hajiro-ko-chidori
Solitary Snipe
Gallinago solitaria
ao-shigi
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
ta-shigi
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
daishaku-shigi
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
akaashi-shigi
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
iso-shigi
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
kyojo-shigi
Sanderling
Calidris alba
miyubi-shigi
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
tonen
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
chishima-shigi
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
hama-shigi
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
haiiro-hireashi-shigi
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris
umineko
Common Gull
Larus canus
kamome
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
washi-kamome
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
shiro-kamome
Vega Gull
Larus vegae
seguro-kamome
Slaty-backed Gull
Larus schistisagus
o-seguro-kamome
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
yuri-kamome
Ross's Gull
Hydrocoleus rosea
hime-kubiwa-kamome
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea
zoge-kamome
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
mitsuyubi-kamome
Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris
akaashi-mitsuyubi-kamome
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
o-tozokukamome
Pomarine Skua
Stercorarius pomarinus
tozokukamome
Arctic Skua
Stercorarius parasiticus
kuro-tozokukamome
Brunnich's Guillemot
Uria lomvia
hashibuto-umigarasu
Common Guillemot
Uria aalge
umigarasu
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
umibato
Spectacled Guillemot
Cepphus carbo
keimafuri
Long-billed Murrelet
Brachyramphus perdix
madara-umisuzume
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
umisuzume
Japanese Murrelet
Synthliboramphus wumizusume
kanmuri-umisuzume
Parakeet Auklet
Aethia psittacula
umiomu
Least Auklet
Aethia pusilla
ko-umisuzume
Whiskered Auklet
Aethia pygmaea
shirahige-umisuzume
Crested Auklet
Aethia cristatella
etorofu-umisuzume
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
utou
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
tsunomedori
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
etoperika
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
dobato
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
kiji-bato
Blakiston's Fish Owl
Bubo blakistoni
shima-fukuro
Ural Owl
Strix uralensis
fukuro
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
komimi-zuku
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
kawa-semi
Crested Kingfisher
Megaceryle lugubris
yama-semi
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki
ko-gera
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor
ko-aka-gera
White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
o-aka-gera
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
aka-gera
Black Woodpecker
Dryocopos martius
kuma-gera
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
yama-gera
Northern Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor
o-mozu
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
kakesu
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
hashiboso-garasu
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchus
hashibuto-garasu
Northern Raven
Corvus corax
watari-garasu
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
ki-renjaku
Japanese Waxwing
Bombycilla japonica
hi-renjaku
East Asian Tit
Parus minor
shiju-kara
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
hi-gara
Varied Tit
Poecile varia
yama-gara
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustris
hashibuto-garasu
Willow Tit
Poecile montana
ko-gara
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
enaga
Brown-eared Bulbul
Microscelis amaurotis
hiyodori
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
kikuitadaki
Winter Wren
Nonnus troglodytes
misosazai
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
goju-kara
Eurasian Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris
kibashiri
White-cheeked Starling
Sturnus cinereus
mukudori
White's Thrush
Zoothera dauma
tora-tsugumi
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus
tsugumi
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
iso-hiyodori
Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii
kawagarasu
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
suzume
Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis
seguro-sekirei
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
atori
Oriental Greenfinch
Carduelis sinica
kawara-hiwa
Eurasian Siskin
Carduelis spinus
ma-hiwa
Common Redpoll
Carduelis flammea
beni-hiwa
Arctic Redpoll
Carduelis hornemanni
ko-beni-hiwa
Asian Rosy Finch
Leucosticte arctoa
hagi-mashiko
Pallas's Rosefinch
Carpodacus roseus
o-mashiko
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
ginzan-mashiko
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
isuka
Grey-bellied Bullfinch
Pyrrhula (p) griseiventris
osu
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
shime
Pine Bunting
Emberiza leucocephala
shiraga-hojiro
Meadow Bunting
Emberiza cioides
hojiro
Lapland Bunting
Calcarius lapponicus
tsumenga-hojiro
Snow Bunting
Calcarius nivalis
yuki-hojiro
Savannah Sparrow
Ammodramus sandwichensis
sabanna-shitodo
Japanese Quail
Coturnix japonica
uzura
Chinese Bamboo Partridge
Bambusicola thoracica
kojukei
Copper Pheasant
Syrmaticus soemmerringii
yamadori
Green Pheasant
Phasianus versicolor
kiji
Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
hishikui
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
ma-gan