List of birds of Japan (passerine)
The following is a list of passerine Japanese birds. There is a separate list of non-passerine Japanese birds.
- Hooded pitta, Pitta sordida (rare/accidental)
- Fairy pitta, Pitta nympha - vulnerable species
- Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata (rare/accidental)
- Lesser short-toed lark, Calandrella rufescens (rare/accidental)
- Short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
- Skylark, Alauda arvensis
- Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica (endemic)
- Shore lark, Eremophila alpestris
Hirundinidae: swallows and martins
- Sand martin, Riparia riparia
- Red-rumped swallow, Hirundo daurica
- House/barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
- Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica
- Common house martin, Delichon urbica (rare/accidental)
Motacillidae: wagtails and pipits
- Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
- Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola (rare/accidental)
- Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
- Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
- Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
- White wagtail, Motacilla alba
- Blyth's pipit, Anthus godlewskii (rare/accidental)
- Pechora pipit, Anthus gustavi (rare/accidental)
- Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta
- Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
- Richard's pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
- Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis (rare/accidental)
- Dark-grey cuckoo shrike, Coracina melaschistos (rare/accidental)
- Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Ryūkyū minivet, Pericrocotus tegimae (endemic)
- Chinese bulbul, Pycnonotus sinensis
- Brown-eared bulbul, Ixos amaurotis
- Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
- Chinese great grey shrike, Lanius sphenocercus (rare/accidental)
- Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
- Black-headed shrike, Lanius schach (rare/accidental)
- Tiger shrike, Lanius tigrinus
- Bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus
Bombycillidae: waxwings
- Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
- Japanese waxwing, Bombycilla japonica - near-threatened species
- Brown dipper, Cinclus pallasii
- Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
- Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
- Japanese accentor, Prunella rubida
- Siberian accentor, Prunella montanella (rare/accidental)
- Siberian ground thrush, Zoothera sibirica
- Amami thrush, Zoothera major (endemic) - critically endangered species
- Bonin Islands thrush, Zoothera terrestris - extinct species
- White's thrush, Turdus dauma
- Izu thrush, Turdus celaenops (endemic) - vulnerable species
- Brown thrush, Turdus chrysolaus
- Song thrush, Turdus philomelos (rare/accidental)
- Grey-backed thrush, Turdus hortulorum (rare/accidental)
- Blackbird, Turdus merula
- Japanese grey thrush, Turdus cardis
- Pale thrush, Turdus pallidus
- Dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni
- Black-throated thrush, Turdus ruficollis (rare/accidental)
- Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (rare/accidental)
- Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus
- Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus (rare/accidental)
- Redwing, Turdus iliacus (rare/accidental)
Cisticolidae: Cisticolas
- Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
Cettiidae: Cettid warblers
- Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps (rare/accidental)
- Japanese bush warbler, Cettia diphone
Locustellidae: Locustellid warblers
- Gray's grasshopper warbler, Locustella fasciolata
- Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Locustella certhiola (rare/accidental)
- Middendorff's grasshopper warbler, Locustella ochotensis
- Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata
- Japanese marsh warbler, Locustella pryeri - vulnerable species
Acrocephalidae: Acrocephalid warblers
- Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Schrenk's reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Thick-billed warbler, Acrocephalus aedon (rare/accidental)
Phylloscopidae: Phylloscopid warblers
- Ijima's willow warbler, Phylloscopus ijimae (breeding endemic) - vulnerable species
- Pale-legged willow warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (rare/accidental)
- Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi (rare/accidental)
- Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
- Eastern crowned willow warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus
- Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus (rare/accidental)
- Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
Sylviidae: Old World warblers
- Vinous-throated parrotbill, Sinosuthora webbiana (rare/accidental)
Regulidae: kinglets
- Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
Muscicapidae: flycatchers and chats
- Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius
- White-throated rock thrush, Monticola gularis (rare/accidental)
- Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
- Narcissus flycatcher, Ficedula narcissina
- Yellow-rumped flycatcher, Ficedula zanthopygia
- Mugimaki flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki
- Blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Spot-breasted flycatcher, Muscicapa griseisticta
- Brown flycatcher, Muscicapa latirostris
- Siberian flycatcher, Muscicapa sibirica
- Ferruginous flycatcher, Muscicapa ferruginea (rare/accidental)
- Japanese paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Swinhoe's robin, Luscinia sibilans
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
- Siberian rubythroat, Luscinia calliope
- Siberian blue robin, Luscinia cyane
- Ryūkyū robin, Erithacus komadori (breeding endemic)
- Japanese robin, Erithacus akahige
- Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus
- Daurian redstart, Phoenicurus auroreus
- Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros (rare/accidental)
- Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maura
- Grey bushchat, Saxicola ferrea (rare/accidental)
- Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina (rare/accidental)
- Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti (rare/accidental)
- Pied wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka (rare/accidental)
- Common wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
- Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
- Penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus
Paridae: titmice
- Willow tit, Parus montanus
- Great tit, Parus major
- Marsh tit, Parus palustris
- Coal tit, Parus ater
- Varied tit, Parus varius
- Azure tit, Parus cyanus (rare/accidental)
Panuridae: bearded reedling
- Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus (rare/accidental)
Sittidae: nuthatches
- European nuthatch, Sitta europaea
Certhiidae: treecreepers
- Common treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
- Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonica
- Chestnut-flanked white-eye, Zosterops erythropleura (rare/accidental)
- Bonin honeyeater, Apalopteron familiare (endemic) - vulnerable species
Emberizidae: buntings
- Black-faced bunting, Emberiza spodocephala
- Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
- Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica
- Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella (rare/accidental)
- Yellow-browed bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys
- Japanese grey bunting, Emberiza variabilis
- Japanese reed bunting, Emberiza yessoensis - near-threatened species
- Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
- Pallas' reed bunting, Emberiza pallasi (rare/accidental)
- Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola
- Chestnut bunting, Emberiza rutila
- Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephala
- Tristram's bunting, Emberiza tristrami
- Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana (rare/accidental)
- Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala (rare/accidental)
- Yellow bunting, Emberiza sulphurata (endemic) - vulnerable species
- Grey-headed bunting, Emberiza fucata
- Siberian meadow bunting, Emberiza cioides
- Yellow-throated bunting, Emberiza elegans
- Lapland bunting, Calcarius lapponicus
- Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
- Fox sparrow, Zonotrichia iliaca (rare/accidental)
- Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla (rare/accidental)
- White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys (rare/accidental)
- Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis (rare/accidental)
Fringillidae: finches
- Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
- Oriental greenfinch, Chloris sinica
- Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
- Arctic redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni (rare/accidental)
- Redpoll, Acanthis flammea
- Asian rosy finch, Leucosticte arctoa
- Long-tailed rosefinch, Uragus sibiricus
- Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
- Pallas's rosefinch, Carpodacus roseus
- Bonin grosbeak, Chaunoproctus ferreorostris - extinct species
- Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
- Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
- White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (rare/accidental)
- Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Yellow-billed grosbeak, Eophona migratoria
- Japanese grosbeak, Eophona personata
- White-rumped munia, Lonchura striata (introduced species)
- Tree sparrow, Passer montanus
- Cinnamon sparrow, Passer rutilans
Sturnidae: starlings
- Chinese starling, Sturnus sinensis
- Silky starling, Sturnus sericeus (rare/accidental)
- Chestnut-cheeked starling, Sturnus philippensis
- Daurian starling, Sturnus sturninus (rare/accidental)
- Rosy starling, Sturnus roseus (rare/accidental)
- Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey starling, Sturnus cineraceus
- Chinese jungle mynah, Acridotheres cristatellus (rare/accidental)
Oriolidae: orioles
- Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis
- Black drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus (rare/accidental)
- White-breasted woodswallow, Artamus leucorhynchus (rare/accidental)
Corvidae: crows
- Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
- Lidth's jay, Garrulus lidthi (endemic) - vulnerable species
- Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyana
- European magpie, Pica pica
- Spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Jungle crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
- Carrion crow, Corvus corone
- Rook, Corvus frugilegus
- Common raven, Corvus corax
- Daurian jackdaw, Corvus dauuricus
- Jackdaw, Corvus monedula (rare/accidental)
- House crow, Corvus splendens (rare/accidental)