Fauna of the Kuril Islands - Birds
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 / Tachybaptus

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 / Calonectris

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 / Anser

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 / Somateria

stelleri

Steller's eider (Somateria)

Aythya

ferina

nortern pochard

Aythya

fuligula

tufted pochard

Aythya

marila

greater scaup

Melanitta

deglandi / fusca

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 / Aethia

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 / Muscicapa

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 / Turdus

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