Birds of Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Birds of Tokyo 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

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Japan

Japan

Asia

Asia

Location
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Japan

Japan

Asia

Asia

List of Common Birds

59% Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) - Adult Brown-eared Bulbul

Hypsipetes amaurotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

49% Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) - Adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

44% Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) - Adult Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

44% Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) - Adult Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

39% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

38% Asian Tit (Parus cinereus) - Adult Asian Tit

Parus cinereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

34% White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Adult White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

33% White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) - Adult White-cheeked Starling

Spodiopsar cineraceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

33% Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) - Adult Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

32% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

30% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

26% Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) - Adult Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

25% Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Adult Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

25% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

20% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

20% Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Adult Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

17% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

17% Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Adult male Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

15% Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki) - Adult Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus kizuki

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

13% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

13% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

13% Japanese Bush Warbler (Horornis diphone) - Adult Japanese Bush Warbler

Horornis diphone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

13% Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Adult male Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

12% Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) - Adult Azure-winged Magpie

Cyanopica cyanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

12% Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - Male Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

11% Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) - Adult Dusky Thrush

Turdus eunomus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

11% Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Adult male Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

11% Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) - Adult Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

9.9% Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) - Adult Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Aegithalidae

9.7% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

9.4% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.0% Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) - Breeding male Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.5% Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Adult Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

8.5% Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus) - Adult Bull-headed Shrike

Lanius bucephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

8.3% Black-tailed Gull

Larus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

7.4% Masked Bunting

Emberiza personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

7.2% Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Nonbreeding adult Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

6.8% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.6% Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Adult male Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.6% Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) - Adult male Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.6% Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) - Adult Varied Tit

Sittiparus varius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

5.7% Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus) - Adult Pale Thrush

Turdus pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

5.7% Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis) - Adult Japanese Wagtail

Motacilla grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.6% Gadwall (Mareca strepera) - Adult male Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.2% Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Adult Gray Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.1% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.1% Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - Breeding adult Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

5.0% Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Adult male Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.2% Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus) - Adult Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

4.0% Eurasian Goshawk (Astur gentilis) - Adult Eurasian Goshawk

Astur gentilis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.8% Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) - Adult male (Philippensis) Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

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

Buteo japonicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.5% Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

3.3% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.2% Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) - Breeding adult Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.1% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

2.9% Falcated Duck (Mareca falcata) - Breeding male Falcated Duck

Mareca falcata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.7% Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Adult Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.5% Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) - Adult Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

2.5% Japanese Woodpecker

Picus awokera

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.5% Asian House-Martin (Delichon dasypus) - Adult Asian House-Martin

Delichon dasypus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.4% Gray-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) - Breeding adult Gray-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.3% Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) - Adult Oriental Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus orientalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.0% Siberian Pipit

Anthus japonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.9% Vega Gull

Larus vegae

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.9% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.8% Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) - Adult Brown-headed Thrush

Turdus chrysolaus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.8% Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) - Adult male Narcissus Flycatcher

Ficedula narcissina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - Adult Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.7% House Swift

Apus nipalensis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.6% Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

1.6% Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

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

Podiceps nigricollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.5% Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) - Adult Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.5% Medium Egret

Ardea intermedia

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.4% Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) - Breeding male Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.3% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Chinese Bamboo-Partridge

Bambusicola thoracicus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.3% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

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

Tarsiger cyanurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.3% Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna pacifica

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

1.3% Japanese Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza gularis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) - Adult Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Diomedeidae

1.2% Bulwer's Petrel

Bulweria bulwerii

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

1.2% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) - Adult Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

1.2% Izu Thrush

Turdus celaenops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.1% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Long-billed Plover

Thinornis placidus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.1% Black-faced Spoonbill

Platalea minor

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.1% Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - Non-breeding male Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.1% Black Wood-Pigeon

Columba janthina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.1% Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.0% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae