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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Japan. The avifauna of Japan include a total of 731 species, of which 19 are endemic , and 31 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 ...
This Wikipedia page lists various bird species found in Japan.
Japan has no endemic families. It has one endemic genus: Apalopteron , which contains the Bonin white-eye . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The extinct Bonin grosbeak was formerly considered the only member of the genus Chaunoproctus , but taxonomic analysis supports it as being a basal member of the rosefinch genus Carpodacus .
A number of birds are endemic including the Japanese woodpecker (Picus awokera), copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii) and Japan's national bird, the green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor). Several species are unique to the smaller islands including the Okinawa rail ( Gallirallus okinawae ), Izu thrush ( Turdus celaenops ) and Bonin white ...
English: "Flower & Bird Figure" (Exhibited at the 2nd National Industrial Exhibition in C.E.1881 at the same time as "Kareki Cold Crow Figure". Collection of Tokyo National Museum) Collection of Tokyo National Museum)
Government Seal of Japan: National butterfly: Great purple emperor (Sasakia charonda) Great purple emperor: National tree: Cherry blossom (Prunus serrulata) Cherry blossom tree: National flower (de facto) Cherry blossom (Prunus serrulata) and Chrysanthemum morifolium: Cherry blossom flower Chrysanthemum morifolium flower: National bird: Green ...
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It was the first time the bird has returned to the Japanese wild since 1981. [ 7 ] On April 23, 2012, it was confirmed that three crested ibis chicks had hatched on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture , the first time chicks had hatched in the wild in Japan in 36 years.