Japan Endemic Birds Checklist

Japan

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Japan is based on the taxonomy used in Dickinson (2003). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Dickinson, E.C. (Ed.)(2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged third edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Br = migratory species that is a breeding endemic X = extinct

Phasianus versicolor (Phasianidae) Green Pheasant

Syrmaticus soemmerringi (Phasianidae) Copper Pheasant

Phoebastria albatrus (Diomedeidae) Short-tailed Albatross Br

Oceanodroma matsudairae (Hydrobatidae) Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Br

Gorsachius goisagi (Ardeidae) Japanese Night Heron Br

Gallirallus okinawae (Rallidae) Okinawa Rail

Scolopax mira (Scolopacidae) Amami Woodcock

Columba jouyi X (Columbidae) Ryukyu Woodpigeon

Columba versicolor X (Columbidae) Bonin Woodpigeon

Todiramphus miyakoensis X (Alcedinidae) Miyako Island Kingfisher

Picus awokera (Picidae) Japanese Woodpecker

Sapheopipo noguchii (Picidae) Okinawan Woodpecker