Check-List of Japanese Birds [English / Japanese]

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Language: Bilingual in English and Japanese

This is the official checklist of Japanese birds published by the Ornithological Society of Japan. The first edition of the checklist of Japanese Birds was published in 1922 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Ornithological Society of Japan, and was subsequently revised and published in a revised 8th edition in September 2024. It lists 690 species (644 naturally distributed species in 24 orders, 83 families, 280 genera and 46 alien species).

Notable aspects of this revision include. (1) In addition to the information provided by regional collaborators, two rounds of public comment were carried out. (2) The species array is basically based on the IOC World Bird List ver. 13.2, and the classification is based on three major world bird inventories (IOC World Bird List, Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World 4th ed, Handbook of the Birds of the World Checklist), while adopting those deemed most appropriate based on the latest phylogenetic and taxonomic research on Japanese birds (Japanese Pheasant separated from continental species to become an independent species etc.) (3) Records for Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are shown by prefecture where necessary, and Hokkaido is divided into four regions. (4) Marine distribution of seabirds was shown by dividing the surrounding seas into 10 areas.

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