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List of Bird Species of Japan

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The country icon for Birds of Japan at Sibagu is tori. The icon represents the Japanese word for 'bird', tori, consisting of the Chinese character for 'bird' () with furigana above to indicate the pronunciation (とり). While the character is normally read tori in the simple meaning 'bird', it can also be read -dori (どり) in Japanese-style compound words and chō (ちょう) in Chinese-style compound words (e.g., 鳥類 chōrui, which refers academically to birds as a category).


(List is based on Howard and Moore 4th edition)

NON-PASSERINES
Families Subfamilies Description in English  
  ANSERIFORMES  
  Anatidae subfamilyDendrocygninae
subfamilyAnserinae
subfamilyAnatinae
subfamilyGenera Incertae Sedis
Ducks, geese, swans  
  GALLIFORMES  
  Phasianidae subfamilyPhasianinae Partridges, pheasants, grouse  
  PHOENICOPTERIFORMES  
  Podicipedidae   Grebes  
  COLUMBIFORMES  
  Columbidae subfamilyColumbinae
subfamilyRaphinae
Pigeons  
  PTEROCLIFORMES  
  Pteroclidae   Sandgrouse  
  PHAETHONTIFORMES  
  Phaethontidae   Tropicbirds  
  CAPRIMULGIFORMES
  Caprimulgidae subfamilyCaprimulginae Nightjars  
  Apodidae subfamilyApodinae Swifts  
  CUCULIFORMES  
  Cuculidae subfamilyCuculinae Cuckoos  
  GRUIFORMES  
  Rallidae subfamilyRallinae Rails and coots  
  Gruidae subfamilyGruinae Cranes  
  OTIDIFORMES  
  Otididae   Bustards  
  GAVIIFORMES  
  Gaviidae   Divers / Loons  
  PROCELLARIIFORMES  
  Oceanitidae   Austral storm-petrels  
  Diomedeidae   Albatrosses  
  Hydrobatidae   Northern storm-petrels  
  Procellariidae   Petrels, shearwaters  
  PELECANIFORMES  
  Ciconiidae   Storks  
  Pelecanidae   Pelicans  
  Ardeidae   Herons, bitterns, and egrets  
  Threskiornithidae   Ibises and Spoonbills  
  Fregatidae   Frigatebirds  
  Sulidae   Gannets and boobies  
  Phalacrocoracidae   Cormorants  
  CHARADRIIFORMES  
  Haematopodidae   Oystercatchers  
  Recurvirostridae subfamilyRecurvirostrinae
subfamilyHimantopodinae
Stilts, avocets  
  Charadriidae subfamilyPluvialinae
subfamilyCharadriinae
subfamilyVanellinae
Plovers  
  Rostratulidae   Painted-snipe  
  Jacanidae   Jacanidae  
  Scolopacidae subfamilyNumeniinae
subfamilyLimosinae
subfamilyCalidrinae
subfamilyScolopacinae
subfamilyTringinae
Sandpipers, snipe  
  Turnicidae   Buttonquails  
  Glareolidae subfamilyGlareolinae Pratincoles  
  Alcidae subfamilyAethiinae
subfamilyAlcinae
Puffins and Murrelets  
  Stercorariidae   Skuas/Jaegars  
  Laridae subfamilyAnoinae
subfamilyGyginae
subfamilyLarinae
subfamilySterninae
Gulls, terns  
  ACCIPITRIFORMES  
  Pandionidae   Osprey  
  Accipitridae subfamilyElaninae
subfamilyGypaetinae
subfamilyAccipitrinae
Kites, hawks, and eagles  
  STRIGIFORMES  
  Tytonidae subfamilyTytoninae Barn owls  
  Strigidae subfamilyIeraglaucinae
subfamilySurniinae
subfamilyStriginae
Owls  
  BUCEROTIFORMES  
  Upupidae   Hoopoes  
  PICIFORMES  
  Picidae subfamilyJynginae
subfamilyPicinae
Woodpeckers  
  CORACIIFORMES  
  Meropidae   Bee-eaters  
  Coraciidae   Rollers  
  Alcedinidae subfamilyAlcedininae
subfamilyCerylinae
subfamilyHalcyoninae
Kingfishers  
  FALCONIFORMES  
  Falconidae subfamilyFalconinae Falcons  
PASSERINES
Families Subfamilies Description in English  
  Pittidae   Pittas  
  Campephagidae subfamilyPericrocotinae
subfamilyCampephaginae
Cuckoo-shrikes  
  Oriolidae   Orioles and figbirds  
  Artamidae   Woodswallows  
  Dicruridae   Drongos  
  Laniidae   Shrikes  
  Corvidae   Crows and Jays  
  Monarchidae   Monarchs  
  Prunellidae   Accentors  
  Estrildidae subfamilyEstrildinae
subfamilyLonchurinae
Waxbills, grass finches, munias, and allies  
  Paridae   Tits, chickadees  
  Remizidae   Penduline tits  
  Passeridae   Sparrows, snowfinches, and allies  
  Motacillidae   Wagtails, pipots  
  Fringillidae subfamilyFringillinae
subfamilyCarduelinae
Finches  
  Plectrophenacidae
Longspurs  
  Emberizidae   Old World buntings  
  Passerellidae   New World sparrows and allies  
  Alaudidae   Larks  
  Panuridae   Bearded Reedling  
  Cisticolidae   Cisticolas  
  Locustellidae   Bush Warblers  
  Acrocephalidae   Brush, Reed and Swamp Warblers  
  Hirundinidae subfamilyHirundininae Swallows  
  Pycnonotidae   Bulbuls  
  Phylloscopidae   Old World Leaf Warblers  
  Scotocercidae   Bush Warblers and allies  
  Aegithalidae   Long-tailed tits  
  Sylviidae   Sylvia warblers, parrotbills and allies  
  Zosteropidae   White-eyes  
  Timaliidae   Scimitar babblers and allies  
  Leiothrichidae   Babblers, Laughing-thrushes and allies  
  Regulidae   Goldcrests or kinglets  
  Bombycillidae   Waxwings  
  Certhiidae   Treecreepers  
  Sittidae subfamilySittinae Nuthatches, spotted creeper and wallcreeper  
  Troglodytidae   Wrens  
  Sturnidae subfamilySturninae Starlings  
  Cinclidae   Dippers  
  Muscicapidae subfamilyMuscicapinae
subfamilySubfamily name to follow
subfamilySaxicolinae
Chats and Old World flycatchers  
  Turdidae subfamilyTurdinae Thrushes