Japan
Birdsduring FONT Birding
& Nature Tours
in 2007
Japan
Birds
during FONT Birding
& Nature Tours
in 2007
(during the months of
January,
May, & December)
The following list compiled by Armas Hill, leader of the tours
In the following list, Japanese bird
names follow English names.
The upper right photo is of a
DUSKY THRUSH, one of the birds seen during both our Winter & Spring Tours in
Japan.
Codes:
(i): introduced species
(t): a globally threatened or
rare species, designated by Birdlife International.
(t1): critical
(t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(nt): considered a
near-threatened species globally
(JAr): rare in Japan
(JArs): rare in Japan in spring/summer
(JArw): rare in Japan in
winter
(JAe): Japanese endemic
(JAeb): Japanese endemic breeder
(JAneb): Japanese near-endemic breeder
JAN:
January 15-30, 2007:
Honshu (hn), pelagic on Pacific ferry north to Hokkaido
(hnp),
Hokkaido (hk), Kyushu (ky), Amami
(am)
MAY: May 6-20, 2007:
Honshu (hn), Hegura Island in Sea of
Japan off Honshu (hi), pelagics on ferry to/from Hegura
(hip), Okinawa (ok),
Amami (am), Kyushu (ky)
DEC: December 9-17, 2007:
Kyushu (ky), Honshu (in Tokyo)
(hn), pelagic on Pacific ferry north to Hokkaido (hnp),
Hokkaido (hk)
A booklet is available from Focus On Nature Tours
listing all the birds that have been found during over a decade of FONT tours in Japan,
with more information than given here, noting, for example, the Japanese islands where, and the months
when, sightings have occurred. Please e-mail us if you'd like to receive a copy.
A LIST OF MAMMALS FOUND DURING FONT TOURS IN JAPAN IN 2007 FOLLOWS THE
BIRD-LIST.
Links:
Upcoming Japan Tour Itineraries
Cumulative List of Birds during FONT Japan Tours
Birds found during FONT Japan Tours in the Spring
Rare Birds during FONT Japan Tours
Japan
Bird Photo Gallery - Part 1 (shearwaters thru shorebirds)
Japan
Bird Photo Gallery - Part 2 (gulls thru buntings)
List of Birds during
FONT Japan Tours in 2007: