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In this guide are some of the birds that are characteristic of the Okhotsk region during various times of the year. Click on the names to see photos and details of the birds. Species marked with an asterisk (*) are recent additions to the Checklist and therefore rare in this region. For these new entries, the circumstances for their addition to the Checklist are conveyed along with photos when possible. (The descriptions of these birds are from the Okhotsk Chapter's Japanese site. Additional text by me is given in brackets [ ].)
English name | Scientific name | Japanese name |
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Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | Oo-hakuchou |
White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | Ojiro-washi |
Stellar's Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus pelagicus | Oo-washi |
Hazel Grouse | Tetrastes bonasia | Ezo-raichou |
Japanese Crane | Grus japonensis | Tanchou |
Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | Houroku-shigi |
Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | Ooji-shigi |
Ross's Gull | Rhodostethia rosea | Himekubiwa-kamome |
Blakiston's Fish-Owl | Ketupa blakistoni | Shima-fukurou |
Ural Owl | Strix uralensis (ssp) | Ezo Fukurou |
Black Woodpecker | Drycopus martius | Kuma-gera |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopus minor | Ko-aka-gera |
Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis | Hibari |
Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus (ssp) | Shima Enaga |
Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | Yuki-hoojiro |
Common Redpoll | Carduelis flammea | Beni-hiwa |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | Suzume |
Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | Kakesu |
Northern Raven | Corvus corax | Watari-garasu |
Buller's Shearwater* | Puffinus bulleri | Minami-onaga-mizunagidori |
Swan Goose* | Anser cygnoides | Sakatsura-gan |
Ashy Minivet* | Pericrocotus divaricatus | Sanshoukui |
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Oriental Cuckoo (Tsutsudori; Cuculus optatus). Often heard but not often seen. (Futatsu-iwa, Abashiri, 28 May 2013, DB) |