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Higher Taxa Scientific Name
[Common name]
Legal control Distribution in Japan
Psittacidae, Psittaciformes, Aves Melopsittacus undulatus
  [Budgerigar]
Niigata, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Naga ...
Psittacidae, Psittaciformes, Aves Myiopsitta monachus
  [Monk parrot]
Kanagawa and Mie Prefs. In Hyogo Pref., although reproduction had been recorded for e ...
Psittacidae, Psittaciformes, Aves Psittacula alexandri fasciata
  [Red-breasted parakeet]
Reproduction in Tokyo and occurrence in Kanagawa Prefs. are recorded.
Psittacidae, Psittaciformes, Aves Psittacula eupatria
  [Alexandrine parakeet]
Reproduction in Tokyo and occurrence in Kanagawa Pref. was recorded.
Psittacidae, Psittaciformes, Aves Psittacula krameri manillensis
  [Ring-necked parakeet]
Reproduction in Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Aichi, Kyoto, and Hiroshima Prefs. has been r ...
Anatidae, Anseriformes, Aves Branta canadensis moffitti
  [Canada goose]
Yes Breeding records were in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka (1985), Tanzawako Lake, Kanagawa (1995) ...
Anatidae, Anseriformes, Aves Cygnus atratus
  [Black swan]
They breed in Ibaraki and Miyazaki Pref. They also observed in Hokkaido, Iwate, Miyag ...
Anatidae, Anseriformes, Aves Cygnus olor
  [Mute swan]
Breeding in Lake Utonai, Hokkaido, and overwintering in Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Pref. Ob ...
Phasianidae, Galliformes, Aves Bambusicola thoracica sonorivox
  [Formosan bamboo partridge]
Released in Hyogo and Saitama Prefs. for game hunting. Established only in Hyogo Pref ...
Phasianidae, Galliformes, Aves Bambusicola thoracica thoracica
  [Chinese bamboo partridge]
Yes Honshu (except for some part with low temperature), Shikoku, Kyushu, Sadogashima Is., ...
Odontophoridae, Galliformes, Aves Colinus virginianus
  [Eastern bob white]
Gumma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Chiba, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Kagwa, Ehime, ...
Phasianidae, Galliformes, Aves Pavo cristatus
  [Common peafowl]
Established in Sakishima Islands (Miyakojima, Irabujima, Ishigakijima, Kohamajima, Ku ...
Phasianidae, Galliformes, Aves Phasianus colchicus karpowi
  [Ring-necked Pheasant]
Yes Hokkaido, Pacific side of Kanto to Tokai Districts, Nara, Ehime, Fukuoka, Miyazaki, m ...
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Amandava amandava
  [Red avadavat]
There were records of breeding in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Hyogo, ...
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Estrilda melpoda
  [Orange-cheeked waxbill]
There is a record of breeding in Tokyo, and occurrence in Saitama Pref.
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Estrilda troglodytes
  [Black-rumped waxbill]
There is a record of breeding in Tokyo, and occurrence in Osaka and Saitama Prefs.
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Lonchura atricapilla
  [Chestnut mannikin]
There have been records of breeding in Tokyo, Osaka Prefs., and Okinawajima Is., and ...
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Lonchura maja
  [White-headed mannikin]
There were records of breeding in Tokyo and Hyogo Prefs., and occurrence in Tochigi, ...
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Lonchura malacca
  [Tricolored mannikin]
There are records of breeding in Tokyo and Hyogo, and occurrences in Osaka, Kyoto, Wa ...
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Lonchura punctulata
  [Nutmeg mannikin]
There are records of breeding in Tokyo and Okinawajima Is., and occurrence in Kanagaw ...
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Lonchura striata
  [White-rumped munia]
Ishigakijima, Okinawajima, and Amamioshima Is.
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves Padda oryzivora
  [Java sparrow]
There were records of breeding in Tokyo, Osaka, and Hyogo Prefs., and occurrence in M ...
Corvidae, Passeriformes, Aves Pica pica
  [Magpie]
There are records of breedings in Hokkaido, Niigata, Nagano, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, ...
Corvidae, Passeriformes, Aves Urocissa caerulea
  [Taiwan magpie]
There is a record of breeding in Hyogo Pref. No breeding record in Kinki District, si ...
Sylviidae, Passeriformes, Aves Garrulax canorus
  [Melodius laughing thrush]
Yes Miyagi, Fukushima, Kanto District except for Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo, Tottori, Shimane, Y ...
Sylviidae, Passeriformes, Aves Garrulax cineraceus
  [Moustached laughing thrush]
Ehime, Kochi and Kagawa Prefs.
Sylviidae, Passeriformes, Aves Garrulax perspicillatus
  [Masked laughing thrush]
Yes Iwate, Gumma, Saitama, Tokyo, and Kanagawa Prefs.
Sylviidae, Passeriformes, Aves Garrulax sannio
  [White-browed laughing thrush]
Yes Northern Kanto District to Chiba Pref.
Sylviidae, Passeriformes, Aves Leiothrix lutea
  [Red-billed leiothrix]
Yes Breedings were recorded in Ibaraki, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Waka ...
Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves Euplectes afer
  [Yellow-crowned bishop]
Observed in Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Ehime Prefs. Whether or not b ...
Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves Euplectes orix
  [Orange bishop]
There are records of breeding in Kyoto and occurrence in Miyagi, Saitama, Tokyo, Chib ...
Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves Ploceus intermedius
  [Lesser masked weaver]
There is a record of breeding in Chiba Pref.
Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves Ploceus manyar
  [Streaked weaver]
Tokyo and Hyogo Prefs.
Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves Vidua macroura
  [Pin-tailed whydah]
There are records of breedings in Tokyo and Kyoto, and occurrences in Kanagawa, Osaka ...
Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves Vidua paradisaea
  [Paradise whydah]
There are records of breeding in Tokyo, and occurrences in Kanagawa and Hyogo Prefs.
Pycnonotidae, Passeriformes, Aves Pycnonotus jocosus
  [Red-wiskered bulbul]
Hyogo, Tottori, and Kanagawa Prefs.
Pycnonotidae, Passeriformes, Aves Pycnonotus sinensis
  [Light-vented bulbul]
Okinawajima Is. and several peripheral islands. Okinawajima population is regarded P. ...
Emberizidae, Passeriformes, Aves Paroaria coronata
  [Red-crested cardinal]
There are records of breeding in Saitama, Tokyo, and Osaka Prefs., and occurrence in ...
Sturnidae, Passeriformes, Aves Acridotheres cristatellus
  [Crested myna]
There are records of breeding in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, and Hyogo Prefs., and occurr ...
Sturnidae, Passeriformes, Aves Acridotheres fuscus
  [Jungle myna]
There is a record of breeding in Tokyo. No breeding has been observed since 1990s.
Sturnidae, Passeriformes, Aves Acridotheres ginginianus
  [Bank myna]
There are records of breeding in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefs. No breeding have been obse ...
Sturnidae, Passeriformes, Aves Acridotheres tristis
  [Common myna]
There are records of breeding in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa Prefs., and observation ...
Sturnidae, Passeriformes, Aves Sturnus contra
  [Pied starling]
There is a record of breeding in Tokyo
Charadriidae, Ciconiiformes, Aves Himantopus mexicanus
  [Black-necked Stilt]
Nara, Kyoto, and Osaka Prefs.
Columbidae, Columbiformes, Aves Columba livia
  [Rock dove]
Almost entire Japan including several islands.
Higher Taxa Common name [Scientific Name] Legal control Distribution in Japan

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