List of Japanese birds: passerines
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Introduction
The following is a list of Japanese passerine birds. See also List of Japanese birds:Non-passerines
List of Japanese birds: Passeriformes
Pittidae
- Hooded Pitta, Pitta sordida Rare/Accidental
- Fairy Pitta, Pitta nympha Vulnerable
Alaudidae: larks
- 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
- 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 Pied 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
Campephagidae
- Dark-grey Cuckoo Shrike, Coracina melaschistos Rare/Accidental
- Ashy Minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Ryukyu Minivet, Pericrocotus tegimae (Endemic)
Pycnonotidae
- Chinese Bulbul, Pycnonotus sinensis
- Brown-eared Bulbul, Ixos amaurotis
Laniidae
- 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
Cinclidae: dippers
- Brown Dipper, Cinclus pallasii
Troglodytidae: wrens
- Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
Prunellidae
- Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris
- Japanese Accentor, Prunella rubida
- Siberian Accentor, Prunella montanella Rare/Accidental
Turdidae: thrushes
- Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
- White-throated Rock Thrush, Monticola gularis Rare/Accidental
- Siberian Ground Thrush, Zoothera sibirica
- Amami Thrush, Zoothera major (Endemic) Critically endangered
- Bonin Islands Thrush, Zoothera terrestris (Extinct)
- White's Thrush, Turdus dauma
- Izu Thrush, Turdus celaenops (Endemic) Vulnerable
- 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
Sylviidae: Old World warblers
- Asian Stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps Rare/Accidental
- Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone
- Gray's Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella fasciolata
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella certhiola Rare/Accidental
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella ochotensis
- Lanceolated Warbler, Locustella lanceolata
- Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Schrenk's Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Thick-billed Warbler, Acrocephalus aedon Rare/Accidental
- Ijima's Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus ijimae (Breeding endemic) Vulnerable
- Pale-legged Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Pallas's 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
- Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
- Japanese Marsh Warbler, Megalurus pryeri Vulnerable
Regulidae: kinglets
- Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
Muscicapidae: flycatchers and chats
- Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva
- 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
- Black Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Swinhoe's Robin, Luscinia sibilans
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
- Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope
- Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyane
- Ryukyu 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
Aegithalidae
- Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus
Remizidae
- 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
Paradoxornithidae
- Bearded Reedling, Panurus biarmicus Rare/Accidental
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Paradoxornis webbianus Rare/Accidental
Sittidae: nuthatches
- European Nuthatch, Sitta europaea
Certhiidae: treecreepers
- Common Treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
Zosteropidae
- Japanese White-eye, Zosterops japonica
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye, Zosterops erythropleura Rare/Accidental
Meliphagidae
- Bonin Honeyeater, Apalopteron familiare (Endemic) Vulnerable
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
- 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
- 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
- Savanna Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis Rare/Accidental
Fringillidae: finches
- Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
- Oriental Greenfinch, Carduelis sinica
- Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis 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 Islands Grosbeak, Chaunoproctus ferreirostris (Extinct)
- 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
Estrildidae
- White-rumped Munia, Lonchura striata (Introduced species)
Passeridae
- Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus
- Cinnamon Sparrow, Passer rutilans
Sturnidae: starlings
- Chinese Starling, Sturnus sinensis
- Silky Starling, Sturnus sericeus Rare/Accidental
- Violet-backed Starling, Sturnus philippensis
- Daurian Starling, Sturnus sturninus Rare/Accidental
- Rose-coloured 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
Dicruridae
- Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus Rare/Accidental
Artamidae
- White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorhynchus Rare/Accidental
Corvidae: crows
- Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius
- Lidth's Jay, Garrulus lidthi (Endemic) Vulnerable
- Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyana
- European Magpie, Pica pica
- Spotted Nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Jungle Crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
- Carrion Crow, Corvus corone
- Rook, Corvus frugilegus
- Raven, Corvus corax
- Daurian Jackdaw, Corvus dauuricus
- Jackdaw, Corvus monedula Rare/Accidental
- House Crow, Corvus splendens Rare/Accidental