Birds of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Birds of Okinawa 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
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Japan
Asia
List of Common Birds
| 60% |
|
Brown-eared Bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 52% |
|
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 42% |
|
Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
| 42% |
|
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 36% |
|
Light-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 34% |
|
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 28% |
|
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 23% |
|
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone Order: Passeriformes Family: Cettiidae |
| 22% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
|
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 21% |
|
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 20% |
|
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 20% |
|
Asian Tit
Parus cinereus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 20% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 16% |
|
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 15% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 14% |
|
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 13% |
|
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 13% |
|
Gray-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 12% |
|
Medium Egret
Ardea intermedia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
|
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 12% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
|
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 11% |
|
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 11% |
|
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Ardea coromanda Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 10% |
|
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 10% |
|
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Anas zonorhyncha Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 10% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 9.7% |
|
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 9.6% |
|
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 9.5% |
|
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 9.1% |
|
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 9.0% |
|
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Okinawa Robin
Larvivora namiyei Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Ryukyu Minivet
Pericrocotus tegimae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Okinawa Rail
Gallirallus okinawae Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 7.8% |
|
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 7.8% |
|
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Gray-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla tschutschensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Whistling Green-Pigeon
Treron formosae Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Okinawa Woodpecker
Dendrocopos noguchii Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Varied Tit
Sittiparus varius Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 4.7% |
|
Ryukyu Scops-Owl
Otus elegans Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Black-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Northern Boobook
Ninox japonica Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Siberian Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus mongolus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Black Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrocaudata Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.9% |
|
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.8% |
|
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis cheela Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.5% |
|
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza gularis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.3% |
|
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Black Wood-Pigeon
Columba janthina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Cinnamon Bittern
Botaurus cinnamomeus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Ryukyu Flycatcher
Ficedula owstoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
White-cheeked Starling
Spodiopsar cineraceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Japanese Scops-Owl
Otus semitorques Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Brown-headed Thrush
Turdus chrysolaus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.0% |
|
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
