Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) ニワトリThe Chicken varies widely in appearance. This is a white roos...

Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) カワラヒワTwo Oriental Greenfinchs in a distant tree. Izu 2012 Two m...

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) ユリカモメThe Black-headed Gull has a black head during br...

Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) ウミネコA Black-tailed Gull feeding. It looks like it is picking...

Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus) オオセグロカモメAdult Slaty-backed Gulls have all white heads at brea...

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) アカアシシギA common Redshank pokes around in the mudflats next to Mangro...

Bull-headed Shrike (Lanius bucephalus) モズThe Bull-headed Shrike is a bird of prey. It mainly preys o...

Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) マヒワA Eurasian Siskin eating seeds along the road near Lake Toya. Hok...

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) スズメThe Eurasian Tree Sparrow is a fairly common bird in Japa...

White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) ムクドリWhite-cheeked Starling eating a persimmon. Having...

White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis) カラムクドリA White-shouldered Starling eating a persimmon. F...

Sanderling (Calidris alba) ミユビシギA Sanderling on Katase Beach. This is the non-breeding plumage. Enos...

Chinese Goose シナガチョウThe Chinese Goose is a domestic form of a Swan Goose. This one was at a pond in ...

Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) ホオジロA meadow Bunting in the forest. Fukui 2015

Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) チュウシャクシギA Eurasian Whimbrel in Mangroves. They are a type of C...

Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) カルガモThe Eastern Spot-billed Duck has a bill with a yello...

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) カワアイサ also GoosanderTwo female Common Mergansers swimming in Aka...

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) コサギThe Little Egret is small white with a black beak. It also has bl...

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) ゴイサギA juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron in a Japa...

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) カケスThe Eurasian Jay is found from Europe to Japan. I am not sure ...

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) コブハクチョウA Mute Swan in the castle moat. Hirosaki 2017 A Mute Swan has a black...

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) オオハクチョウWhooper Swan grazing on watergrass. Whooper Swans breed in the A...

Coal Tit (Periparus ater) ヒガラA Coal Tit with something to eat at Akanko. Hokkaido 2018 Coal Tit at A...

Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) トキThe Crested Ibis (Toki) was once a common bird in Japan. The last w...

Black-eared Kite (Milvus migrans lineatus) トビThe Black-eared Kite is a subspecies of the Black Kite ...

Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) エナガThe Long-tailed Tits in Hokkaido have white heads and front...

Marsh tit (Poecile palustris) ハシブトガラThe Marsh Tit vary closely resembles the Willow Tit, so I hope t...

Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) タンチョウA Red-crowned Crane showing its crown at the Akan Internati...