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