Birds of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands

FAMILY GENUS SPECIES COMMON NAME
Gaviiformes Gavia stellata red-throated loon
  Gavia adamsi yellow-billed loon
  Gavia arctica black-throated loon
  Gavia pacifica black-throated loon
Podicipediformes Podiceps griseigena red-necked grebe
  Podiceps auritus horned grebe
  Podiceps ruficollis red-throated dabchik (Tachy)
Procellariiformes Diomeda albatrus short-tailed albatross
  Diomeda nigripes black-footed albatross
  Diomeda immutabilis laysan albatross
  Puffinus tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater
  Puffinus griseus sooty shearwater
  Puffinus leucomelas streaked shearwater (Calon)
  Puffinus carneipes  
  Puffinus bulleri Buller's shearwater
  Pterodroma leucoptera white-winged petrel
  Pterodroma solandri  
  Fulmaris glacialis northern fulmar
  Oceanodroma furcata fork-tailed storm petrel
  Oceanodroma leucorrhoa Leach's storm-petrel
  Oceanodroma castro  
Pelecaniformes Phalocrocorax carbo great cormorant
  Phalocrocorax capillatus Temmick's cormorant
  Phalocrocorax urile red-faced cormorant
  Phalocrocorax pelagicus pelagic cormorant
Ciconiiformes Ardea cinerea gray heron
  Egretta alba great egret
  Egretta intermedia short-billed egret
  Ixobrychus sinensis yellow bittern
  Patalea leucorodia Eurasian spoonbill
Anseriformes Cygnus cygnus whooper swan
  Cygnus bewickii Bewick's swan
  Cygnopsis cygnoides  
  Anser albifrons greater white-fronted goose
  Anser fabalis bean goose
  Branta bernicla brent goose
  Anas platyrhynchos mallard
  Anas poecilorhyncha spotbill duck
  Anas crecca green-winged teal
  Anas formosa Baikal teal
  Anas falcata falcated teal
  Anas penelope Eurasian widgeon
  Anas acuta northern pintail
  Anas querquedula garganey
  Anas clypeata northern shoveler
  Aix galericulata mandarin duck
  Polysticta stelleri Steller's eider (Somateria)
  Aythya ferina nortern pochard
  Aythya fuligula tufted pochard
  Aythya marila greater scaup
  Melanitta deglandi white-winged scoter
  Melanitta americana  
  Histrionicus histrionicus harlequin duck
  Clangula hyemalis longtailed duck
  Bucephala clangula common goldeneye
  Mergus albellus smew
  Mergus serrator red-breasted merganser
  Mergus merganser common merganser
Falconiformes Aquila chrysaetos golden eagle
  Circus cyaneus northern harrier
  Haliaeetus albicilla white-tailed sea-eagle
  Haliaeetus pelagicus Steller's sea-eagle
  Milvus migrans black kite
  Buteo buteo common buzzard
  Buteo lagopus rough-legged buzzard
  Accipiter gentilis northern goshawk
  Accipiter nisus Eurasian sparrowhawk
  Accipiter gularis  
  Pandion haliaetus osprey
  Falco columbarius merlin
  Falco subbuteo northern hobby
  Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon
  Falco rusticolus gyrfalcon
Galliformes Coturnix japonicus Japanese quail
Gruiformes Rallus aquaticus water rail
  Gallinula chloropus common gallinule
Charadriiformes Pluvialis squatarola gray plover
  Pluvialis dominicus lesser golden plover
  Charadrius dubius little ringed plover
  Charadrius mongolus Mongolian plover
  Charadrius alexandrinus kentish plover
  Haematopus ostralegus common oystercatcher
  Tringa glareola wood sandpiper
  Tringa nebularia greater greenshank
  Tringa totanus common redshank
  Tringa erythropus spotted redshank
  Hateroscelis brevipes Tringa brevipes gray-tailed tattler
  Hateroscelis icanus Tringa icana wandering tattler
  Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper
  Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper
  Phalaropus lobatus red-necked phalarope
  Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone
  Eurynorhynchos pygmaeus spoon-billed sandpiper
  Calidris ruficollis rufous-necked stint
  Calidris subminuta long-toed stint
  Calidris temminckii Temminck's stint
  Calidris alpina dunlin
  Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper
  Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper
  Calidris alba sanderling
  Lymnocryptes minimus jack snipe
  Gallinago gallinago common snipe
  Gallinago hardwicki Latham's snipe
  Gallinago stenura pin-tailed snipe
  Gallinago solitaria solitary snipe
  Scolopax rusticola Eurasian woodcock
  Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew
  Numenius phaeopus whimbrel
  Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit
  Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole
  Catharacta skua great skua
  Stercorarius pomarinus pomarine jaeger
  Stercorarius parasiticus parasitic jaeger
  Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger
  Larus crassirostris black-tailed gull
  Larus canus mew gull
  Larus argentatus herring gull
  Larus hyperboreus glaucous gull
  Larus glaucescens glaucous-winged gull
  Larus ridibundus black-headed gull
  Larus saundersi Saunder's gull
  Rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake
  Rhodostethia rosea Ross's gull
  Sterna hirundo common tern
  Cepphus columba  
  Cepphus carbo spectacled guillemot
  Uria lomvia thick-billed murre
  Uria aalge thin-billed murre
  Brachyramphus marmoratus marbled murrelet
  Sythliboramphus antiquus ancient murrelet
  Sythliboramphus wumizusumae Japanese murrelet
  Ciceronia pusilla least auklet (Aethia)
  Aethia cristatella crested auklet
  Aethia pygmaea whiskered auklet
  Cyclorrhynchus psittacula parakeet auklet
  Cerorhinca monocerata rhinoceros auklet
  Lunda cirrhata tufted puffin
  Fratercula corniculata horned puffin
Columbiformes Streptopelia orientalis oriental turtle-dove
  Sphenurus sieboldii white-bellied green-pidgeon
Cuculiformes Cuculus canorus Eurasian cuckoo
  Cuculus saturatus oriental cuckoo
  Cuculus poliocephalus lesser cuckoo
Strigiformes Otus bakkamoena collared scops-owl
  Otus scops Eurasian scops-owl
  Bubo bubo northern eagle owl
  Ketupa blakistoni Blakiston's fish-owl
  Nyctea scandiaca snowy owl
  Surnia ulula northern hawk owl
  Ninox scutulata brown hawk-owl
  Strix uralensis Ural owl
  Asio flammeus short-eared owl
  Aegolius funereus boreal owl
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgus indicus gray nightjar
Coraciiformes Ceryle lugubris crested kingfisher
  Alcedo atthis Eurasian kingfisher
  Eurystomus orientalis broad-billed roller
  Upupa epops hoopoe
Apodiformes Apus pacificus Pacific swift
  Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail
Piciformes Picus canus gray-headed green woodpecker
  Dryocopus martius black woodpecker
  Dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker
  Dendrocopos leucotos white-backed woodpecker
  Dendrocopos minor lesser spotted woodpecker
  Dendrocopos kizuki Japanese pygmy woodpecker
  Jynx torquilla Eurasian wryneck
Passeriformes Alauda arvensis northern skylark
  Eremophila alpestris horned lark
  Riparia riparia sand martin
  Hirundo rustica barn swallow
  Delichon urbica northern house martin
  Garrulus glandarius Eurasian jay
  Corvus corax northern raven
  Corvus corone Eurasian crow
  Corvus macrorhynchos large-billed crow
  Nucifraga caryocatactes spotted nutcracker
  Parus major great tit
  Parus ater coal tit
  Parus varius varied tit
  Parus palustris marsh tit
  Sitta europaea Eurasian nuthatch
  Certhia familiaris northern treecreeper
  Aegithalos caudatus long-tailed tit
  Pericrocotus divaricatus ashy minivet
  Microscelis amaurotis brown-eared bulbul
  Cinclus pallasii brown dipper
  Troglodytes troglodytes northern wren
  Muscicapa griseisticta gray-streaked flycatcher
  Muscicapa sibirica dark-sided flycatcher
  Muscicapa latriostris Asian brown flycatcher
  Cyanoptila cyanomelana blue-and-white flycatcher (Muscicapa)
  Ficedula narcissina narcissus flycatcher
  Saxicola torquata stonechat
  Oenanthe isabellina isabelline wheatear
  Monticola solitarus blue rock-thrush
  Phoenicurus auroreus Eurasian redstart
  Erithacus akahige Japanese robin
  Luscinia calliope Siberian rubythroat (Flint)
  Luscinia sibilans rufous-tailed robin (Flint)
  Luscinia cyane Siberian blue robin (Flint)
  Tarsiger cyanurus orange-flanked bush-robin
  Oreocincla dauma scaly thrush (Turdus)
  Turdus sibiricus Siberian thrush
  Turdus naumanni Naumann's thrush
  Turdus pallidus pale thrush
  Phylloscopus borealis arctic warbler
  Phylloscopus tenellipes pale-legged leaf-warbler
  Phylloscopus occipitalis western crowned warbler
  Acrocephalus bistrigiceps black-browed reed-warbler
  Locustella fasciolata Gray's grasshopper-warbler
  Locustella ochotensis Middendorff's grasshopper-warbler
  Locustella naevia European grasshopper-warbler
  Locustella lanceolata lanceolated warbler
  Horeites diphone  
  Urosphena squameiceps  
  Regulus regulus goldcrest
  Prunella rubida Japanese accentor
  Motacilla alba white wagtail
  Motacilla cinerea gray wagtail
  Anthus hodgsoni olive-backed pipit
  Anthus spinoletta water pipit
  Bombycilla garrulus bohemian waxwing
  Lanius excubitor great gray shrike
  Lanius bucephalus bull-headed shrike
  Lanius cristatus brown shrike
  Spodiopsar cineraceus white-cheeked starling
  Sturnia philippensis red-cheeked starling
  Emberiza variabilis Japanese gray bunting
  Emberiza leucocephala pine bunting
  Emberiza ciocides meadow bunting
  Emberiza fucata chestnut-eared bunting
  Emberiza rustica rustic bunting
  Emberiza spodocephala black-faced bunting
  Emberiza aureola yellow-breasted bunting
  Emberiza schoeniclus northern reed bunting
  Emberiza yessoensis Japanese reed bunting
  Calcarius lapponicus Lapland longspur
  Plectrophenax nivalis snow bunting
  Passer montanus tree sparrow
  Passer rutilans cinnamon sparrow
  Fringilla montifringilla brambling
  Leucosticte arctoa arctic rosy-finch
  Acanthis flammea common redpoll
  Spinus spinus Eurasian siskin
  Chloris sinica oriental greenfinch
  Loxia curviostra red crossbill
  Erythrina roseus  
  Uragus sibiricus long-tailed rosefinch
  Pinicola enucleator pine rosefinch
  Pinicola pyrrhula  
  Eophona personata Japanese grosbeak
  Coccothraustes coccothraustes hawfinch
 

Last Updated on 3/4/01
By C. Lockwood
Email: woodlock@u.washington.edu