List of birds of Japan

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Japan. The avifauna of Japan include a total of 728 species, of which 19 are endemic, and 30 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 Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.^[1]^[2]

The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and non-endemic residents.

(A) Accidental – a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Japan (also called a vagrant)
(E) Endemic – a species endemic to Japan
(I) Introduced – a species introduced to Japan as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions

^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ Lepage, Denis (16 July 2021). "Checklist of Birds of Japan". Avibase bird checklists of the world. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[Clements-1] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[Avibase-2] Lepage, Denis (16 July 2021). "Checklist of Birds of Japan". Avibase bird checklists of the world. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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