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Amami_and_Okinawa
Japanese Quail
Coturnix japonica
uzura
Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
hishikui
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
ma-gan
Gadwall
Anas strepera
okayoshi-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
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
hoshi-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
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
o-mizunagidori
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
kaitsuburi
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
sasa-goi
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus
ama-sagi
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
ao-sagi
Great Egret
Casmerodius albus
dai-sagi
Intermediate Egret
Mesophyx intermedia
chu-sagi
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
ko-sagi
Pacific Reef Egret
Egretta sacra
kuro-sagi
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
katsuodori
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
kawa-u
Temminck's Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
umi-u
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
chogenbo
Peregerine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
hayabusa
Osprey
Pandion haliaeetus
misago
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter gularis
tsumi
Grey-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus
sashiba
Eastern Buzzard
Buteo japonicus
nosuri
Okinawa Rail
Gallirallus okinawae
yanbaru-kuina
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
shirohara-kuina
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Porzana fuscata
hi-kuina
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
ban
Common Coot
Fulica atra
o-ban
Barred Buttonquail
Turnix suscitator
mifu-uzura
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
seitaka-shigi
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
ta-geri
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanelus cinereus
keri
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
munaguro
American Golden Plover
Pluvialis dominica
amerika-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
Mongolian Plover
Charadrius mongolicus
medai-chidori
Greater Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
tama-shigi
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
yama-shigi
Amami Woodcock
Scolopax mira
amami-yama-shigi
Solitary Snipe
Gallinago solitaria
ao-shigi
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
hario-shigi
Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala
chuji-shigi
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
ta-shigi
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
ohashi-shigi
Eastern Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa melanuroides
oguro-shigi
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
o-sorihashi-shigi
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
chushaku-shigi
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
daishaku-shigi
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
horoku-shigi
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
akaashi-shigi
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
ko-aoashi-shigi
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
aoashi-shigi
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
kusa-shigi
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
takabu-shigi
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
kiashi-shigi
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
meriken-kiashi-shigi
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
sorihashi-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
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
hibari-shigi
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
amerika-hibari-shigi
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
hama-shigi
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris
umineko
Vega Gull
Larus vegae
seguro-kamome
Mongolian Gull
Larus mongolicus
mongoria-kamome
Slaty-backed Gull
Larus schistisagus
o-seguro-kamome
Heuglin's Gull
Larus heuglini
kiashi-kamome
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
yuri-kamome
Pomarine Skua
Stercorarius pomarinus
tozokukamome
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
dobato
Black Woodpigeon
Columba janthina
karasu-bato
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
kiji-bato
Ryukyu Green Pigeon
Treron riukiuensis
ryukyu-ao-bato
Japanese Scops Owl
Otus semitorques
o-konoha-zuku
Elegant Scops Owl
Otus elegans
ryukyu-konoha-zuku
Northern Boobok
Ninox scutulata
aoba-zuku
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
komimi-zuku
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
kawa-semi
Hoopoe
Upupa epops
yatsugashira
Northern Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
arisui
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki
ko-gera
Pryer's Woodpecker
Dendrocopos noguchii
noguchi-gera
White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
o-aka-gera
Ryukyu Minivet
Pericrocotus tegimae
ryukyu-sanshokui
Bull-headed Shrike
Lanius bucephalus
mozu
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
aka-mozu
Lidth's Jay
Garrulus lidthi
ruri-kakesu
Daurian Jackdaw
Coloeus dauuricus
kokumaru-garasu
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
miyama-garasu
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchus
hashibuto-garasu
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
ki-renjaku
Japanese Waxwing
Bombycilla japonica
hi-renjaku
East Asian Tit
Parus minor
shiju-kara
Varied Tit
Poecile varia
yama-gara
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
tsubame
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo tahitica
ryukyu-tsubame
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
hibari
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticols juncidis
sekka
Chinese Bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis
shirogashira
Brown-eared Bulbul
Microscelis amaurotis
hiyodori
Asian Stubtail
Cettia squameiceps
yabusame
Japanese Bush Warbler
Cettia diphone
uguisu
Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
muji-sekka
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
kimayu-mushikui
Arctic Warbler
Phylloscopus borealis
meboso-mushikui
Japanese White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
mejiro
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
kikuitadaki
White-shouldered Starling
Sturnus sinensis
kara-mukudori
Silky Starling
Sturnus sericeus
gin-mukudori
White-cheeked Starling
Sturnus cinereus
mukudori
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
hoshi-mukudori
White's Thrush
Zoothera dauma
tora-tsugumi
Amami Thrush
Zoothera major
o-tora-tsugumi
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
maichajenai
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
shirohara
Brown-headed Thrush
Turdus chrysolaus
akahara
Naumann's Thrush
Turdus naumanni
hachijo-tsugumi
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus
tsugumi
Ryukyu Robin
Luscinia komadori
akahige
Siberian Rubythroat
Luscinia calliope
nogoma
Northern Red-flanked Bluetail
Luscinia cyanura
ruri-bitaki
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
jo-bitaki
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
no-bitaki
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
iso-hiyodori
Ryukyu Flycatcher
Ficedula owstoni
ryukyu-ki-bitaki
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
suzume
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis
tsumenaga-sekirei
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
ki-sekirei
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
haku-sekirei
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
mamijiro-tahibari
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
binzui
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
muneaka-tahibari
Buff-bellied Pipit
Anthus rubescens
tahibari
Scaly-brested Munia
Lonchura punctulata
amihara
White-rumped Munia
Lonchura striata
koshijiro-kinpara
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
atori
Oriental Greenfinch
Carduelis sinica
kawara-hiwa
Eurasian Siskin
Carduelis spinus
ma-hiwa
Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
kashiradaka
Elegant Bunting
Emberiza elegans
miyama-hojiro
Chestnut Bunting
Emberiza rutila
shima-nojiko
Black-faced Bunting
Emberiza spodocephala
aoji
Grey Bunting
Emberiza variabilis
kuroji
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
o-jurin