Charles Harper: Japan Life List Japan Checklist, All records Record(s) 1 to 92 of 92 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Species Available Species Seen Species Seen % Seen by Others Others % 1 Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae 9 8 88 22 57 2 Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae 65 45 69 32 84 3 Loons Gaviidae 5 3 60 11 28 4 Albatrosses Diomedeidae 4 3 75 8 21 5 Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels Procellariidae 29 6 20 11 28 6 Austral Storm Petrels Oceanitidae 3 0 0 0 0 7 Northern Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae 7 3 42 4 10 8 Grebes Podicipedidae 5 5 100 25 65 9 Storks Ciconiidae 2 1 50 4 10 10 Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 5 3 60 15 39 11 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae 20 17 85 32 84 12 Tropicbirds Phaethontidae 2 2 100 0 0 13 Frigatebirds Fregatidae 3 2 66 1 2 14 Pelicans Pelecanidae 3 0 0 0 0 15 Gannets, Boobies Sulidae 3 2 66 6 15 16 Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae 5 4 80 31 81 17 Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae 8 4 50 18 47 18 Ospreys Pandionidae 1 1 100 19 50 19 Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae 29 16 55 33 86 20 Bustards Otididae 2 0 0 0 0 21 Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae 16 8 50 25 65 22 Cranes Gruidae 7 7 100 16 42 23 Buttonquail Turnicidae 1 0 0 0 0 24 Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 1 1 100 7 18 25 Stilts, Avocets Recurvirostridae 3 2 66 10 26 26 Plovers Charadriidae 16 10 62 21 55 27 Painted-snipes Rostratulidae 1 1 100 6 15 28 Jacanas Jacanidae 1 1 100 2 5 29 Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae 61 44 72 26 68 30 Coursers, Pratincoles Glareolidae 1 1 100 4 10 31 Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae 51 26 50 30 78 32 Skuas Stercorariidae 4 1 25 4 10 33 Auks Alcidae 19 7 36 15 39 34 Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 1 0 0 0 0 35 Pigeons, Doves Columbidae 15 7 46 32 84 36 Old World Parrots Psittaculidae 4 2 50 5 13 37 Cuckoos Cuculidae 12 4 33 9 23 38 Barn Owls Tytonidae 1 0 0 0 0 39 Owls Strigidae 11 7 63 20 52 40 Nightjars Caprimulgidae 1 1 100 4 10 41 Swifts Apodidae 9 3 33 16 42 42 Rollers Coraciidae 1 1 100 2 5 43 Kingfishers Alcedinidae 7 3 42 28 73 44 Bee-eaters Meropidae 1 0 0 0 0 45 Hoopoes Upupidae 1 1 100 2 5 46 Woodpeckers Picidae 12 8 66 32 84 47 Pittas Pittidae 2 0 0 0 0 48 Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies Artamidae 1 0 0 0 0 49 Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae 3 2 66 13 34 50 Shrikes Laniidae 8 4 50 24 63 51 Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios Oriolidae 1 0 0 0 0 52 Drongos Dicruridae 3 1 33 1 2 53 Monarchs Monarchidae 2 1 50 8 21 54 Crows, Jays Corvidae 13 9 69 33 86 55 Waxwings Bombycillidae 2 2 100 12 31 56 Tits, Chickadees Paridae 9 7 77 32 84 57 Penduline Tits Remizidae 1 1 100 7 18 58 Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae 9 6 66 26 68 59 Bushtits Aegithalidae 1 1 100 25 65 60 Larks Alaudidae 7 2 28 19 50 61 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae 2 1 50 13 34 62 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 4 2 50 33 86 63 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae 8 5 62 6 15 64 Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies Cettiidae 3 2 66 27 71 65 Reed Warblers & Allies Acrocephalidae 10 2 20 11 28 66 Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae 20 8 40 15 39 67 Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae 1 0 0 0 0 68 Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae 6 2 33 11 28 69 Bearded Reedling Panuridae 1 0 0 0 0 70 Parrotbills & Allies Paradoxornithidae 1 0 0 0 0 71 White-eyes Zosteropidae 3 2 66 31 81 72 Goldcrests, Kinglets Regulidae 1 1 100 16 42 73 Wrens Troglodytidae 1 1 100 20 52 74 Nuthatches Sittidae 1 1 100 21 55 75 Treecreepers Certhiidae 1 1 100 12 31 76 Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae 13 7 53 28 73 77 Thrushes Turdidae 21 13 61 24 63 78 Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 50 23 46 30 78 79 Dippers Cinclidae 1 1 100 21 55 80 Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae 3 2 66 29 76 81 Weavers, Widowbirds Ploceidae 2 0 0 0 0 82 Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae 9 1 11 5 13 83 Indigobirds, Whydahs Viduidae 1 0 0 0 0 84 Accentors Prunellidae 3 2 66 14 36 85 Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae 17 8 47 32 84 86 Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae 20 12 60 28 73 87 New World Warblers Parulidae 3 0 0 0 0 88 Buntings Emberizidae 23 15 65 26 68 89 Longspurs, Snow Buntings Calcariidae 2 0 0 1 2 90 New World Sparrows Passerellidae 5 3 60 2 5 91 Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae 1 0 0 0 0 92 African & New World Parrots Psittacidae 1 0 0 0 0