🇯🇵What animals live in Japan?

7,669,123 animal records from Japan cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 7,669,123 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in Japan

	Animal	Group	Records
	Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis	Aves Pycnonotidae	156,342
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	123,061
	Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos	Aves Corvidae	122,686
	Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha	Aves Anatidae	95,575
	Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis	Aves Columbidae	93,831
	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Aves Corvidae	92,571
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	92,094
	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	90,691
	Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus	Aves Paridae	89,909
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	84,695
	Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus	Aves Zosteropidae	74,584
	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	74,436
	White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus	Aves Sturnidae	74,167
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	71,609
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	71,492
	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	65,701
	Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone	Aves Cettiidae	60,134
	Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica	Aves Fringillidae	58,595
	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	Aves Anatidae	55,470
	Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	54,840
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	52,312
	Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki	Aves Picidae	51,316
	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	50,239
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	48,303
	Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus	Aves Laniidae	41,733
	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	40,993
	Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus	Aves Turdidae	40,574
	Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides	Aves Emberizidae	40,443
	Varied Tit Poecile varius	Aves Paridae	40,263
	Headless Chicken Fish Enypniastes eximia	Holothuroidea Pelagothuriidae	37,851
	Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Aves Alcedinidae	36,912
	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Aves Anatidae	36,747
	Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis	Aves Motacillidae	36,032
	spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha	Aves Anatidae	35,544
	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Aves Aegithalidae	34,772
	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	Aves Anatidae	32,278
	Northern Pintail Anas acuta	Aves Anatidae	31,797
	Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus	Aves Muscicapidae	30,586
	Peniagone leander	Holothuroidea Elpidiidae	30,510
	Masked Bunting Emberiza personata	Aves Emberizidae	28,383
	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	27,817
	Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius	Aves Muscicapidae	25,995
	Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Aves Motacillidae	25,110
	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Aves Anatidae	25,016
	Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris	Aves Laridae	21,508
	Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus	Aves Turdidae	21,203
	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Aves Anatidae	20,565
	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Aves Alaudidae	19,017
	Osprey Pandion haliaetus	Aves Pandionidae	17,336
	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Aves Podicipedidae	16,812
	Greater Scaup Aythya marila	Aves Anatidae	16,579
	Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina	Aves Muscicapidae	16,105
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	15,819
	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Aves Picidae	15,771
	Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus	Aves Corvidae	15,317
	Eucalanus bungii	Copepoda Eucalanidae	15,218
	Calanus pacificus	Copepoda Calanidae	15,123
	Metridia pacifica	Copepoda Metridinidae	15,002
	Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus	Aves Laridae	14,590
	Mesocalanus tenuicornis	Copepoda Calanidae	14,556