Charles Harper: Japan Year List 2023 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 1 33 2 Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae 65 32 49 3 100 3 Loons Gaviidae 5 1 20 1 33 4 Albatrosses Diomedeidae 4 0 0 0 0 5 Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels Procellariidae 29 0 0 0 0 6 Austral Storm Petrels Oceanitidae 3 0 0 0 0 7 Northern Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae 7 0 0 0 0 8 Grebes Podicipedidae 5 5 100 2 66 9 Storks Ciconiidae 2 1 50 1 33 10 Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 5 1 20 2 66 11 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae 20 9 45 3 100 12 Tropicbirds Phaethontidae 2 0 0 0 0 13 Frigatebirds Fregatidae 3 0 0 0 0 14 Pelicans Pelecanidae 3 0 0 0 0 15 Gannets, Boobies Sulidae 3 0 0 0 0 16 Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae 5 4 80 2 66 17 Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae 8 3 37 2 66 18 Ospreys Pandionidae 1 1 100 3 100 19 Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae 29 12 41 3 100 20 Bustards Otididae 2 0 0 0 0 21 Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae 16 4 25 2 66 22 Cranes Gruidae 7 1 14 2 66 23 Buttonquail Turnicidae 1 0 0 0 0 24 Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 1 1 100 1 33 25 Stilts, Avocets Recurvirostridae 3 1 33 2 66 26 Plovers Charadriidae 16 7 43 3 100 27 Painted-snipes Rostratulidae 1 1 100 0 0 28 Jacanas Jacanidae 1 0 0 0 0 29 Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae 61 13 21 3 100 30 Coursers, Pratincoles Glareolidae 1 0 0 0 0 31 Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae 51 11 21 3 100 32 Skuas Stercorariidae 4 0 0 0 0 33 Auks Alcidae 19 2 10 2 66 34 Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 1 0 0 0 0 35 Pigeons, Doves Columbidae 15 3 20 3 100 36 Old World Parrots Psittaculidae 4 1 25 1 33 37 Cuckoos Cuculidae 12 3 25 1 33 38 Barn Owls Tytonidae 1 0 0 0 0 39 Owls Strigidae 11 1 9 2 66 40 Nightjars Caprimulgidae 1 0 0 0 0 41 Swifts Apodidae 9 3 33 1 33 42 Rollers Coraciidae 1 0 0 0 0 43 Kingfishers Alcedinidae 7 1 14 3 100 44 Bee-eaters Meropidae 1 0 0 0 0 45 Hoopoes Upupidae 1 0 0 0 0 46 Woodpeckers Picidae 12 3 25 3 100 47 Pittas Pittidae 2 0 0 0 0 48 Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies Artamidae 1 0 0 0 0 49 Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae 3 1 33 2 66 50 Shrikes Laniidae 8 1 12 2 66 51 Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios Oriolidae 1 0 0 0 0 52 Drongos Dicruridae 3 0 0 0 0 53 Monarchs Monarchidae 2 1 50 1 33 54 Crows, Jays Corvidae 13 6 46 3 100 55 Waxwings Bombycillidae 2 1 50 0 0 56 Tits, Chickadees Paridae 9 6 66 2 66 57 Penduline Tits Remizidae 1 0 0 0 0 58 Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae 9 4 44 3 100 59 Bushtits Aegithalidae 1 1 100 2 66 60 Larks Alaudidae 7 1 14 0 0 61 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae 2 1 50 2 66 62 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 4 1 25 3 100 63 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae 8 1 12 1 33 64 Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies Cettiidae 3 2 66 3 100 65 Reed Warblers & Allies Acrocephalidae 10 1 10 1 33 66 Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae 20 4 20 2 66 67 Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae 1 0 0 0 0 68 Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae 6 1 16 2 66 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 2 66 72 Goldcrests, Kinglets Regulidae 1 1 100 2 66 73 Wrens Troglodytidae 1 1 100 2 66 74 Nuthatches Sittidae 1 1 100 2 66 75 Treecreepers Certhiidae 1 1 100 2 66 76 Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae 13 3 23 2 66 77 Thrushes Turdidae 21 4 19 2 66 78 Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 50 8 16 3 100 79 Dippers Cinclidae 1 1 100 2 66 80 Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae 3 1 33 3 100 81 Weavers, Widowbirds Ploceidae 2 0 0 0 0 82 Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae 9 0 0 1 33 83 Indigobirds, Whydahs Viduidae 1 0 0 0 0 84 Accentors Prunellidae 3 0 0 0 0 85 Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae 17 5 29 2 66 86 Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae 20 8 40 2 66 87 New World Warblers Parulidae 3 0 0 0 0 88 Buntings Emberizidae 23 7 30 2 66 89 Longspurs, Snow Buntings Calcariidae 2 0 0 0 0 90 New World Sparrows Passerellidae 5 0 0 0 0 91 Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae 1 0 0 0 0 92 African & New World Parrots Psittacidae 1 0 0 0 0