Birds of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Birds of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan is a list of the most common birds observed in the prefecture. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Japan

Japan

Asia

Asia

Location
Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Japan

Japan

Asia

Asia

List of Common Birds

39% Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) - Adult Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

34% Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Adult Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

33% Asian Tit (Parus cinereus) - Adult Asian Tit

Parus cinereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

28% Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) - Adult Brown-eared Bulbul

Hypsipetes amaurotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

25% Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) - Adult Marsh Tit

Poecile palustris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

24% Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

23% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

22% Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) - Adult Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sittidae

22% Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) - Adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

21% Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) - Adult male Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

19% Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Adult male Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

18% Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) - Adult Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

18% White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) - Adult White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

16% White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Adult White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

15% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

14% Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) - Adult Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

13% Masked Bunting

Emberiza personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

13% Coal Tit (Periparus ater) - Adult Coal Tit

Periparus ater

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

13% Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) - Adult Varied Tit

Sittiparus varius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

12% Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki) - Adult Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus kizuki

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

12% Black-tailed Gull

Larus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

11% Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) - Adult Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

10% Japanese Bush Warbler (Horornis diphone) - Adult Japanese Bush Warbler

Horornis diphone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

10% Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) - Adult Dusky Thrush

Turdus eunomus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

10% Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) - Breeding male Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

9.9% Amur Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri) - Breeding male Amur Stonechat

Saxicola stejnegeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

9.0% Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) - Adult Japanese Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

8.8% Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus) - Adult Pelagic Cormorant

Urile pelagicus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

8.8% Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) - Adult male Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.7% Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) - Adult male Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.5% Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - Adult female Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.3% Steller's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) - Adult Steller's Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus pelagicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

8.0% Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Adult male Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.0% Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

7.9% Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) - Adult Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Aegithalidae

7.8% Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) - Adult Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

7.6% Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Adult male Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.4% Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) - Immature male Black Scoter

Melanitta americana

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.3% Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) - Adult Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.2% Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) - Adult Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

6.8% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.5% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.0% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.0% Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) - Non-breeding adult Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.9% Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Adult male Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.8% Long-tailed Rosefinch

Carpodacus sibiricus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.8% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

5.4% Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - Male Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.3% Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Adult Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.2% Eastern Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus coronatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

4.8% Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - Non-breeding adult Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.7% Common Gull (Larus canus) - Adult Common Gull

Larus canus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.7% Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Nonbreeding adult Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.6% Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus) - Adult Bull-headed Shrike

Lanius bucephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

4.3% White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) - Adult White-cheeked Starling

Spodiopsar cineraceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.2% White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) - Adult male (White backed) White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.1% Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) - Adult male Narcissus Flycatcher

Ficedula narcissina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.1% Chestnut-eared Bunting

Emberiza fucata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

4.0% Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) - Adult Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Certhiidae

3.9% Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - Adult male Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.8% Willow Tit (Poecile montanus) - Adult Willow Tit

Poecile montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

3.8% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

3.8% Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) - Breeding male Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

3.7% Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus) - Adult Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Agropsar philippensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.5% Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - Breeding adult Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

3.5% Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.4% Pacific Swift

Apus pacificus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.4% White-bellied Green-Pigeon

Treron sieboldii

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.4% Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) - Adult Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

3.4% Russet Sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus) - Adult male Russet Sparrow

Passer cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.3% Black-browed Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

3.3% Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) - Adult Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.2% Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

3.2% Spectacled Guillemot

Cepphus carbo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Alcidae

3.1% Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) - Adult male Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.1% Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Adult Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.0% Gray-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) - Adult male Gray-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.9% Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) - Breeding adult Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

2.9% Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) - Adult male (Eurasian) Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.9% Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) - Adult Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

2.8% Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) - Adult Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cinclidae

2.7% Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - Adult Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.7% Latham's Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.6% Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes amnicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

2.6% Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) - Male Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.5% Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) - Adult male Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.5% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.5% Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Adult Gray Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.4% Japanese Thrush

Turdus cardis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.4% Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) - Breeding male Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.4% Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) - Adult Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Alcidae

2.3% Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) - Adult Brown-headed Thrush

Turdus chrysolaus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.2% Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) - Adult Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Regulidae

2.2% Vega Gull

Larus vegae

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.1% Smew (Mergellus albellus) - Adult male Smew

Mergellus albellus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.1% Stejneger's Scoter

Melanitta stejnegeri

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.1% Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) - Breeding adult Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.1% Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Adult male Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.0% Falcated Duck (Mareca falcata) - Breeding male Falcated Duck

Mareca falcata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.0% Blakiston's Fish-Owl

Ketupa blakistoni

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.9% Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) - Adult male Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.9% Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) - Adult Oriental Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus orientalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.8% Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - Non-breeding male Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.8% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.8% Asian Stubtail

Urosphena squameiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

1.8% Sakhalin Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus borealoides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.8% Gray-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) - Breeding adult Gray-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis) - Adult Japanese Wagtail

Motacilla grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.7% Asian House-Martin (Delichon dasypus) - Adult Asian House-Martin

Delichon dasypus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.7% Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) - Adult Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.6% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

1.6% Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.6% Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) - Breeding adult Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.6% Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) - Breeding adult Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.6% Tundra Bean-Goose (Anser serrirostris) - Adult Tundra Bean-Goose

Anser serrirostris

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.5% Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes ochotensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.5% Ural Owl

Strix uralensis

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.5% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.5% Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) - Nonbreeding adult Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Order: Gaviiformes

Family: Gaviidae

1.5% Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - Breeding adult Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.5% Asian Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte arctoa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.4% Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) - Adult male Blue-and-white Flycatcher

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) - Adult Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Alcidae

1.4% Taiga Bean-Goose

Anser fabalis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.4% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.3% Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) - Adult male Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.3% Crested Kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.3% Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) - Adult Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.2% Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) - Breeding adult Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.2% Eastern Marsh Harrier

Circus spilonotus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) - Adult Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Alcidae

1.1% Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) - Adult Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.1% White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.1% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.1% Brant (Branta bernicla) - Adult (Black) Brant

Branta bernicla

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.1% Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) - Adult male Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.1% Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) - Female/immature (common) Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.1% Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) - Nonbreeding adult Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

Order: Gaviiformes

Family: Gaviidae

1.0% Common Murre (Uria aalge) - Breeding Adult Common Murre

Uria aalge

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Alcidae