Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) ヒヨドリThe Brown-eared Bulbul is found throughout Japan. Ther...

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) ムナグロThe Pacific Golden-Plover is seen in the winter along th...

Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) コチドリI think that these are Little Ringed Plovers. They have ...

Sandplover (Anarhynchus sp.)A small Sandplover on the reef at low tide. There are several similar sp...

Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) トウネンThis Red-necked Stint has non-breeding plumage. During br...

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) カンムリカイツブリA Great Crested Grebe in a lake. Amami 2025 There ...

Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) リュウキュウサンショウクイThe Ryukyu Minivet is very similar to the Ashy Mi...

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) オオバンThe Eurasian Coot is a water bird that looks like most Coots with a ...

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sp.) ウ , Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) カワウ, Japanese Cormorant (Pha...

Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) ハシブトガラスThe Large-billed Crow is a large crow with a thick c...

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) ホシハジロThree male Common Pochards taking flight in a lake. Amami 2024 F...

Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) マガモMallards in flight, showing their colored speculum bordered wit...

Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) ジョウビタキA male Daurian Redstart in the garden. Amami 2025 Back...

Japanese Bush Warbler (Horornis diphone) ウグイスA Japanese Bush Warbler in the bush. Their call is well...

Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) シベリアアオジAn immature male, Black-faced Bunting in my garde...

Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) キジバトAn Oriental Turtle dove. Amami 2024 Oriental Turt...

Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus) シロハラA male Pale Thrush has a dark head, yellow around the eye and yell...

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) キンクロハジロ also Tufted PochardA male Tufted Duck sometimes has a little p...

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) ミサゴThere are two types of Osprey flying in the Amami sky. One is a fish e...

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) ハヤブサThe Peregrine Falcon is found in Japan. Falconry was once a ...

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) アオサギ (size 100cm)Grey Herons are found all over Japan and Asia, Europe an...

Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra) クロサギ also Reef-EgretThe Pacific Reef-Heron is a common shore bird...

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) ヤツガシラThe Hoopoe visits Amami in the spring and fall. Amami 2024 I was hoping th...

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) カワセミThe Common Kingfisher is called a Kawasemi in Japan. They are ...

Mejiro (Zosterops japonicus) メジロ also Japanese White EyeIn Hawaii they are called Mejiro and were a ...

Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) ビンズイThe Olive-backed Pipit is a wide-ranging bird found from Ja...

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) イソシギThe Common Sandpiper is another shore bird found in Amami....

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) セイタカシギBlack-winged Stilt going in for a landing. Amami 20...

Pacific Swallow (Hirundo javanica) リュウキュウツバメThe Pacific swallow is resident in Amami. Here are two o...

Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius philippensis) イソヒヨドリA male Blue Rock Thrush on a rock by the ...

Amami Thrush (Zoothera major) オオトラツグミThe Amami Trush is endemic to Amami and Kakeroma Islands. It ca...

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) キセキレイA Grey Wagtail looking for bugs in my garden. Amami 2023 Grey ...

Japanese Tit (Parus minor) シジュウカラThe Japanese Tit is a common forest bird found throughout Japan. Am...

Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) ヤマガラAn adult varied Tit. Amami 2023 A juvenile Varied Tit. Amami 2023

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) キョウジョシギThe Ruddy Turnstone is a winter visitor to Amami. They b...

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) ハクセキレイThe White Wagtail is usually found near water. They wag their t...

White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) シロハラクイナA White-breasted Waterhen near my house. For...

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki) コゲラA Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker looking for bugs in the...

Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) キアシシギA Grey-tailed Tattler looking for food along the shore. A...

Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) ナベヅルThe Hooded Crane breeds in Siberia and winters mainly in Japan, Kore...

Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) エゾビタキThe Grey-streaked Flycatchers come through Am...

Ryukyu Robin (Larvivora komadori) アカヒゲA male Ryukyu Robin in the forest. Amami 2023Komadori コマドリ is ...

Amami Woodcock (Scolopax mira) アマミヤマシギThe Amami Woodcock is very similar to the Eurasian Woodcock. T...

Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus) サシバGrey-faced Buzzards winter in Amami and further South in th...

Ryukyu Green Pigeon (Treron permagnus permagnus) リュウキュウアオバトThe Ryukyu Green Pigeon was once consider...

Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) アカショウビンThe Ruddy Kingfisher is a large colorfull Kingfisher. Th...

Japanese Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) サンコウチョウA male Japanese Paradise Flycatcher in...

White-backed Woodpecker, (Dendrocopos leucotos owstoni), オーストンオオアカゲラ, or Amami WoodpeckerThe Amami W...

Lidth’s Jay, (Garrulus lidthi), ルリカケス or Amami JayThis Lidth’s Jay or Rurikakesu as we c...