The following is a list of Japanese non-passerine birds. There is also a list of Japanese birds: passerines.
List of 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, Anas americana
- Gadwall, Anas strepera
- Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
- Spot-billed Duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
- Common Teal, Anas crecca
- Garganey, Anas querquedula
- Baikal Teal, Anas formosa
- Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
- European Wigeon, Anas penelope
- Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- Falcated Duck, Anas falcata
- 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
- 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
- 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, Puffinus carneipes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus
- Christmas Island Shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis
- Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri
- Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus
- Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris
- Hydrobatidae: storm petrels
- Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
- Stejneger's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma tristami
- 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
Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontidae: tropicbirds
- Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
- Pelecanidae: pelicans
- Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus
- Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Spot-billed Pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
- 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
Ciconiiformes
- Ardeidae: herons and bitterns
- Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
- Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
- Great Egret, Egretta alba
- Intermediate Egret, Egretta 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
- 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
- Ciconiidae: storks
- White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
- Black Stork, Ciconia nigra
- Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills
- Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
- Japanese Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon
- Black-faced Spoonbill, Platalea minor
- Common Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Falconiformes
- Pandionidae: Osprey
- Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
- Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and allies
- Oriental 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
- Grey Frog Hawk, Accipiter soloensis
- Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
- Japanese Lesser Sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
- Grey-faced Buzzard, Butastur indicus
- Upland Buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
- Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus
- Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
- Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
- Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca
- Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga
- Mountain Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus nipalensis
- 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
Turniciformes
- Turnicidae
- Bustard quail, Turnix suscitator
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
- Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
- 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
- Otidae: bustards
- Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax
- Great Bustard, Otis tarda
Charadriiformes
Suborder Charadrii: waders
- Jacanidae
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Rostratulidae
- 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
- 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
- Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey-rumped Sandpiper, Heteroscelus brevipes
- Wandering Tattler, Heteroscelus incanus
- 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, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
- Broad-billed Sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus
- Stilt Sandpiper, Micropalama himantopus
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis
- Ruff, Philomachus 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
Suborder Lari: skuas, gulls & terns
- Stercorariidae: skuas
- South Polar Skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
- Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus
- Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus
- Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus
- Laridae: gulls
- Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea
- Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides
- Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan
- Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris
- Great Black-headed Gull, Larus ichthyaetus
- Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus
- Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri
- Common Gull, Larus canus
- California Gull, Larus californicus
- Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
- Relict Gull, Larus relictus
- Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
- Saunders' Gull, Larus saundersi
East Siberian Herring Gull , Larus vegae- Caspian Gull, Larus cachinnans
- Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
- West Siberian Gull, Larus heuglini
- Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
- Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei
- Little Gull, Larus minutus
- Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia
- Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
- Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens
- Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini
- Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea
- Red-legged Kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris
- Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
- Sternidae: terns
- Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Tern, Chlidonias nigra
- White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucoptera
- 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
- Aleutian Tern, Sterna aleutica
- Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata
- Spectacled Tern, Sterna lunata
- Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii
- Bridled Tern, Sterna anaethetus
- Crested Tern, Thalasseus bergii
- Blue Noddy, Procelsterna cerulea
- Common Noddy, Anous stolidus
- White-capped Noddy, Anous minutus
- White Tern, Gygis alba
Suborder Alcae: auks
- 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
- Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica
- Japanese Green Pigeon, Treron sieboldii
- Formosan Green Pigeon, Treron formosae
Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae: cuckoos
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
- European Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
- Fugitive Hawk Cuckoo, Cuculus fugax
- Short-winged Cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
- Oriental Cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus
- Little Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
- Asian Drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris
Strigiformes
- Strigidae: owls
- Collared Scops Owl, Otus lettia
- Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques (Endemic)
- European 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
- Brown Hawk Owl, Ninox scutulata
- 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
- 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, Picoides major
- White-backed Woodpecker, Picoides leucotos
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Picoides minor
- Pygmy Woodpecker, Picoides kizuki
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
- White-bellied Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
- Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
- Japanese Green Woodpecker, Picus awokera (Endemic)
- Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus
- Okinawa Woodpecker, Sapheopipo noguchii (Endemic)
See also
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