Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Japan. The avifauna of Japan include a total of 731 species, of which 19 are endemic , and 31 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The ...
This Wikipedia page lists various bird species found in Japan.
A number of birds are endemic including the Japanese woodpecker (Picus awokera), copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii) and Japan's national bird, the green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor). Several species are unique to the smaller islands including the Okinawa rail ( Gallirallus okinawae ), Izu thrush ( Turdus celaenops ) and Bonin white ...
This list of Important Bird Areas in Japan details the 7 Endemic Bird Areas (固有鳥類生息地域, Koyū chōrui seisoku chiiki) (EBAs) and 194 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (重要野鳥生息地, Jōyō yachō seisoku-chi) (IBAs), including 69 Marine IBAs, identified by BirdLife International and its domestic partner the Wild Bird Society of Japan as of April 2022.
This map is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Cleaned up from original image, result: blank map of Japan. The original can be viewed here: Map of Japan with highlight on 40 Fukuoka prefecture.svg: . Modifications made by Erida539.
The green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), also known as the Japanese green pheasant, is an omnivorous bird native to the Japanese archipelago, to which it is endemic. [1] [3] Some taxonomic authorities consider it a subspecies of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. [4] It is the national bird of Japan. [5]
The eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (Buteo japonicus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). Some scientists treated is as a distinct species starting in 2008, but others still treat it as either one or three subspecies.
Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi), also known as the Amami jay, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae native to Japan.. Measuring up to 38 cm (15 in) in total length, [2] it is slightly larger than its close relative the Eurasian jay, with a proportionately stouter bill and also a longer tail.