Birds of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Birds of Yamagata 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

Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Japan

Japan

Asia

Asia

Location
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Japan

Japan

Asia

Asia

List of Common Birds

51% Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) - Adult Brown-eared Bulbul

Hypsipetes amaurotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

45% Asian Tit (Parus cinereus) - Adult Asian Tit

Parus cinereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

40% Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Adult Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

38% Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) - Adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

35% Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

29% White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Adult White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

28% Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) - Adult Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

27% Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) - Adult Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

25% Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) - Adult Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

22% Japanese Bush Warbler (Horornis diphone) - Adult Japanese Bush Warbler

Horornis diphone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

21% Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Adult Gray Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

20% Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis) - Adult Japanese Wagtail

Motacilla grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

20% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

19% Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) - Adult Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

18% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

16% Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki) - Adult Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus kizuki

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

15% Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) - Adult Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

15% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

15% Black-tailed Gull

Larus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

14% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

14% Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus) - Adult Bull-headed Shrike

Lanius bucephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

14% Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cinclidae

14% Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) - Adult Dusky Thrush

Turdus eunomus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

14% Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) - Adult Varied Tit

Sittiparus varius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

13% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) - Adult White-cheeked Starling

Spodiopsar cineraceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

10% Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) - Adult male (Philippensis) Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

10% Masked Bunting

Emberiza personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

9.6% Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) - Adult male Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

9.5% Asian House-Martin (Delichon dasypus) - Adult Asian House-Martin

Delichon dasypus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.5% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.3% Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Adult Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

9.1% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

8.8% Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) - Adult male Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

8.6% Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - Non-breeding male Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

8.4% Coal Tit (Periparus ater) - Adult Coal Tit

Periparus ater

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

7.9% Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Adult male Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.9% Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) - Adult male Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.8% Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) - Adult Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

7.8% Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus) - Adult Pale Thrush

Turdus pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

7.6% Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica) - Adult Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

7.5% Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) - Adult Japanese Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

7.0% Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) - Adult male Narcissus Flycatcher

Ficedula narcissina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.7% Black Wood-Pigeon

Columba janthina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.7% Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) - Adult Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Aegithalidae

6.6% Japanese Woodpecker

Picus awokera

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

6.0% Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) - Adult male Blue-and-white Flycatcher

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.1% Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) - Adult Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

5.1% Amur Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri) - Breeding male Amur Stonechat

Saxicola stejnegeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.9% Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.9% Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus obscurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.8% Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) - Adult Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.8% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.6% Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Adult male Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.4% Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) - Adult Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sittidae

4.3% Japanese Thrush

Turdus cardis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.3% Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus) - Adult Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.2% Little Bunting

Emberiza pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

4.2% Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) - Adult Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

4.2% Yellow-throated Bunting

Emberiza elegans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

4.0% Willow Tit (Poecile montanus) - Adult Willow Tit

Poecile montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

3.8% Ashy Minivet

Pericrocotus divaricatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.7% Green Pheasant

Phasianus versicolor

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

3.6% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.5% Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) - Adult Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Regulidae

3.2% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

3.2% Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) - Adult male Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.2% Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.1% Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) - Adult Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

Order: Procellariiformes

Family: Procellariidae

3.1% Eastern Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus coronatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

3.1% Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) - Breeding male Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.1% Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata) - Adult Japanese Grosbeak

Eophona personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.1% Brown-headed Thrush (Turdus chrysolaus) - Adult Brown-headed Thrush

Turdus chrysolaus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

3.1% Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Agropsar philippensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.9% Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) - Adult Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.9% Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Adult male Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.8% Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) - Adult Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus poliocephalus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.8% Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) - Adult male (Eurasian) Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.8% Pacific Swift

Apus pacificus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.8% Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Adult male Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.7% Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) - Male Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.5% Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) - Adult Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

2.4% Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Adult Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.4% Gray-streaked Flycatcher

Muscicapa griseisticta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.3% Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.2% White-bellied Green-Pigeon

Treron sieboldii

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.2% Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - Male Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.1% Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.0% Sakhalin Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus borealoides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.0% Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.0% Mugimaki Flycatcher

Ficedula mugimaki

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.0% Gray Bunting

Emberiza variabilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.0% Smew (Mergellus albellus) - Adult male Smew

Mergellus albellus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Japanese Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza gularis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - Adult female Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.8% White's Thrush

Zoothera aurea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.8% Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) - Adult Oriental Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus orientalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.8% Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus) - Adult Pelagic Cormorant

Urile pelagicus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

1.8% Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - Adult Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.8% Asian Stubtail

Urosphena squameiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

1.8% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

1.7% Chestnut-eared Bunting

Emberiza fucata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.7% Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.7% Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) - Adult male Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Siberian Blue Robin

Larvivora cyane

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - Adult male Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.7% Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - Adult Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

1.6% Yellow Bunting

Emberiza sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.6% Siberian Pipit

Anthus japonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.6% Japanese Robin

Larvivora akahige

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - Adult male Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.4% Medium Egret

Ardea intermedia

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.4% Baikal Teal

Sibirionetta formosa

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.4% Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) - Adult Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Gray-faced Buzzard

Butastur indicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Vega Gull

Larus vegae

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.3% Ural Owl

Strix uralensis

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.3% Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) - Adult Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Bombycillidae

1.2% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.2% Yellow-browed Bunting

Emberiza chrysophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.2% Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) - Adult male Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.1% Ruddy Kingfisher

Halcyon coromanda

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.1% Northern Boobook

Ninox japonica

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.1% Japanese Waxwing

Bombycilla japonica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Bombycillidae

1.0% Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) - Breeding adult Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.0% Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - Non-breeding adult Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae