List of birds of Japan (non-passerine)
The following is a list of Japanese non-passerine birds. There is a separate list of passerine 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, Mareca americana
- Gadwall, Mareca strepera
- European wigeon, Marecca penelope
- Falcated duck, Mareca falcata
- Northern pintail, Anas acuta
- Spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
- Common teal, Anas crecca
- Baikal teal, Sibirionetta formosa
- Garganey, Spatula querquedula
- Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
- Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- 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
- Common 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
- Northern 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, Ardenna carneipes
- Wedge-tailed shearwater, Ardenna pacificus
- Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus
- Short-tailed shearwater, Ardenna tenuirostris
- Christmas shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis
- Bannerman's shearwater, Puffinus bannermani
- Tropical shearwater, Puffinus bailloni
- Bryan's shearwater, Puffinus bryani
- Oceanitidae: austral storm petrels
- Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
- Hydrobatidae: northern storm petrels
- Tristram's storm petrel, Oceanodroma tristrami
- 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
Phaethontiformes
- Phaethontidae: tropicbirds
- Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
Suliformes
- 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
Pelecaniformes
- Pelecanidae: pelicans
- Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus
- Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
- Ardeidae: herons and bitterns
- Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
- Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
- Eastern great egret, Ardea alba modesta
- Intermediate egret, Ardea 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
- Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
- 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
- Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills
- Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
- Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia nippon
- Black-faced spoonbill, Platalea minor
- Common spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Ciconiiformes
- Ciconiidae: storks
- White stork, Ciconia ciconia
- Black stork, Ciconia nigra
Accipitriformes
- Pandionidae: osprey
- Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
- Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and allies
- Crested 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
- Chinese sparrowhawk, Accipiter soloensis
- Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
- Japanese sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis
- Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
- Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
- Upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
- Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus
- Eastern buzzard, Buteo japonicus
- Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
- Eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca
- Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga
- Mountain hawk-eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis
Falconiformes
- 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
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
- Brown-cheeked rail, Rallus indicus
- 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
Otidiformes
- Otidae: bustards
- Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax
- Great bustard, Otis tarda
Charadriiformes
- Turnicidae
- Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator
- Jacanidae
- Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Rostratulidae
- Greater 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
- Common 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
- Wandering tattler, Tringa incana
- Grey-rumped sandpiper, Tringa brevipes
- Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
- Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
- 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, Calidris pygmeus
- Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus
- Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus
- Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis
- Ruff, Calidris 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
- Stercorariidae: skuas
- South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
- Arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus
- Long-tailed skua, Stercorarius longicaudus
- Pomarine skua, Stercorarius pomarinus
- Laridae: gulls, terns, and skimmers
- Ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea
- Black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
- Slaty-backed gull, Larus schistisagus
- Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides
- Thayer's gull, Larus glaucoides thayeri
- Common gull, Larus canus
- Vega gull, Larus vegae
- Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis
- Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus
- Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
- Herring gull, Larus argentatus
- Heuglin's gull, Larus heuglini
- Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
- Glaucous-winged gull, Larus glaucescens
- Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Relict gull, Ichthyaetus relictus
- Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Saunders' gull, Chroicocephalus saundersi
- Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
- Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Sabine's gull, Xema sabini
- Ross's gull, Rhodostethia rosea
- Red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris
- Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
- Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
- Black tern, Chlidonias nigra
- White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
- 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
- Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii
- Aleutian tern, Onychoprion aleuticus
- Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus
- Spectacled tern, Onychoprion lunatus
- Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
- Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii
- Blue noddy, Anous cerulea
- Common noddy, Anous stolidus
- White-capped noddy, Anous minutus
- White tern, Gygis alba
- 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
- Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
- Japanese green pigeon, Treron sieboldii
- Formosan green pigeon, Treron formosae
Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae: cuckoos
- Rufous hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx hyperythrus
- Chestnut-winged cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
- European cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
- Short-winged cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
- Oriental cuckoo, Cuculus optatus
- Lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
- Asian drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris
Strigiformes
- Strigidae: owls
- Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques
- Eurasian 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
- Northern boobook, Ninox japonica
- 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 (extinct)
- 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
Piciformes
- Picidae: woodpeckers
- Wryneck, Jynx torquilla
- Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
- White-backed woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos
- Amami woodpecker, Dendrocopos owstoni (endemic)
- Okinawa woodpecker, Dendrocopos noguchii (endemic)
- Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor
- Japanese pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus kizuki
- Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
- White-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
- Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
- Japanese green woodpecker, Picus awokera (endemic)
- Grey-headed woodpecker, Picus canus
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