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Japanese Quail
Coturnix japonica
uzura
Chinese Bamboo Partridge
Bambusicola thoracica
kojukei
Green Pheasant
Phasianus versicolor
kiji
Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
hishikui
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
ma-gan
Brent Goose
Branta bernicla
koku-gan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
kobu-hakucho
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
o-hakucho
Tundra swan
Cygnus columbianus
ko-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
Baikal Teal
Anas formosa
tomoe-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
Baer's Pochard
Aythya baeri
aka-hajiro
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
kubiwa-kinkuro
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
kinkuro-hajiro
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
suzu-gamo
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
ko-suzu-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
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
Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
ko-ahodori
Northern Fulmar
Fulmaris glacialis
furuma-kamome
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
o-mizunagidori
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
kaitsuburi
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
kanmuri-kaitsuburi
Slavonian Grebe
Podiceps auritus
mimi-kaitsuburi
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
hajiro-kaitsuburi
Oriental Stork
Ciconia boyciana
konotori
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
herasagi
Black-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor
kurotsura-herasagi
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
sankano-goi
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
ao-sagi
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
ko-sagi
Pacific Reef Egret
Egretta sacra
kuro-sagi
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
kawa-u
Temminck's Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
umi-u
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
hime-u
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
chogenbo
Merlin
Falco columbarius
ko-chogenbo
Peregerine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
hayabusa
Osprey
Pandion haliaeetus
misago
Black-eared Kite
Milvus lineatus
tobi
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
Eastern Water Rail
Rallus indicus
kuina
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
ban
Common Coot
Fulica atra
o-ban
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
ta-geri
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
munaguro
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
daizen
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
hajiro-ko-chidori
Long-billed Plover
Charadrius placidus
ikaru-chidori
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
ko-chidori
Snowy Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
shiro-chidori
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
yama-shigi
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
ta-shigi
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
ohashi-shigi
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
o-sorihashi-shigi
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
daishaku-shigi
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
horoku-shigi
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
aoashi-shigi
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
kusa-shigi
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
kiashi-shigi
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
meriken-kiashi-shigi
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
iso-shigi
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
kyojo-shigi
Sanderling
Calidris alba
miyubi-shigi
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
tonen
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
yoroppa-tonen
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
ojiro-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
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
aisurando-kamome
Thayer's Gull
Larus thayeri
kanada-kamome
Vega Gull
Larus vegae
seguro-kamome
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
amerika-seguro-kamome
Mongolian Gull
Larus mongolicus
mongoria-kamome
Slaty-backed Gull
Larus schistisagus
o-seguro-kamome
Heuglin's Gull
Larus heuglini
kiashi-kamome
Pallas's Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
o-zuguro-kamome
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
yuri-kamome
Saunders's Gull
Saundersilarus saundersi
zuguro-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
Spectacled Guillemot
Cepphus carbo
keimafuri
Long-billed Murrelet
Brachyramphus perdix
madara-umisuzume
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
umisuzume
Japanese Murrelet
Synthliboramphus wumizusume
kanmuri-umisuzume
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
utou
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
dobato
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
kiji-bato
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
shirako-bato
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
komimi-zuku
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
kawa-semi
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki
ko-gera
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
aka-gera
Bull-headed Shrike
Lanius bucephalus
mozu
Asian Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus
onaga
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
hashiboso-garasu
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchus
hashibuto-garasu
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
hibari
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticols juncidis
sekka
Brown-eared Bulbul
Microscelis amaurotis
hiyodori
Marsh Grassbird
Megalurus pryeri
o-sekka
Japanese White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
mejiro
White-cheeked Starling
Sturnus cinereus
mukudori
White's Thrush
Zoothera dauma
tora-tsugumi
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
shirohara
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus
tsugumi
Northern Red-flanked Bluetail
Luscinia cyanura
ruri-bitaki
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
jo-bitaki
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
iso-hiyodori
Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii
kawagarasu
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
suzume
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
ki-sekirei
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
haku-sekirei
Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis
seguro-sekirei
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
binzui
Buff-bellied Pipit
Anthus rubescens
tahibari
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
atori
Oriental Greenfinch
Carduelis sinica
kawara-hiwa
Eurasian Siskin
Carduelis spinus
ma-hiwa
Common Redpoll
Carduelis flammea
beni-hiwa
Asian Rosy Finch
Leucosticte arctoa
hagi-mashiko
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Uragus sibiricus
beni-mashiko
Grey-bellied Bullfinch
Pyrrhula(p) griseiventris
osu
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
shime
Japanese Grosbeak
Eophona personata
ikaru
Pine Bunting
Emberiza leucocephala
shiraga-hojiro
Meadow Bunting
Emberiza cioides
hojiro
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Emberiza fucata
hoaka
Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
kashiradaka
Elegant Bunting
Emberiza elegans
miyama-hojiro
Black-faced Bunting
Emberiza spodocephala
aoji
Grey Bunting
Emberiza variabilis
kuroji
Ochre-rumped Bunting
Emberiza yessoensis
ko-jurin
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
o-jurin