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Graylag x Swan Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x cygnoides

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 26 Feb 2024
Snow x Greater White-fronted Goose (hybrid) Anser caerulescens x albifrons

Last observed by Mikiya Oikawa on 26 Mar 2022
Greater White-fronted x Cackling Goose (hybrid) Anser albifrons x Branta hutchinsii

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 22 Nov 2020
Northern Shoveler x Gadwall (hybrid) Spatula clypeata x Mareca strepera

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 19 Nov 2023
Baikal Teal x Falcated Duck (hybrid) Sibirionetta formosa x Mareca falcata

Last observed by Kasia & Takashi Someya on 24 Feb 2020
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) Mareca penelope x americana

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 20 Apr 2024
Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid) Mareca strepera x Anas platyrhynchos

Last observed by Daniel Lebbin on 24 Mar 2024
Mallard x Eastern Spot-billed Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x zonorhyncha

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 25 Apr 2024
Baikal Teal x Northern Pintail (hybrid) Sibirionetta formosa x Anas acuta

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 11 Feb 2024
Eurasian Wigeon x Northern Pintail (hybrid) Mareca penelope x Anas acuta

Last observed by Takayuki Sakuma on 6 Apr 2024
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x acuta

Last observed by Kasia & Takashi Someya on 14 Jan 2024
Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid) Aythya ferina x nyroca

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 17 Mar 2024
Common x Baer's Pochard (hybrid) Aythya ferina x baeri

Last observed by Kasia & Takashi Someya on 26 Feb 2022
Ferruginous Duck x Baer's Pochard (hybrid) Aythya nyroca x baeri

Last observed by Takayuki Sakuma on 13 Apr 2024
Common Pochard x Tufted Duck (hybrid) Aythya ferina x fuligula

Last observed by Tomohiro Iuchi on 5 Feb 2017
Ferruginous x Tufted Duck (hybrid) Aythya nyroca x fuligula

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 28 Jan 2024
Tufted Duck x Greater Scaup (hybrid) Aythya fuligula x marila

Last observed by Paul Ha on 7 Nov 2023
Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid) Bucephala albeola x clangula

Last observed by Yoshiaki Watanabe on 9 Mar 2010
Common x Hooded Crane (hybrid) Grus grus x monacha

Last observed by Andy Walker - Birding Ecotours on 1 Mar 2024
Great Knot x Surfbird (hybrid) Calidris tenuirostris x virgata

Last observed by Tomohiro Iuchi on 11 Sep 2015
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x hyperboreus

Last observed by Chamitha De Alwis on 26 Feb 2022
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x glaucescens

Last observed by Funabashi Toridori on 23 Nov 2022
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus hyperboreus x glaucescens

Last observed by Émile Brisson-Curadeau on 3 Mar 2024
Glaucous-winged x Slaty-backed Gull (hybrid) Larus glaucescens x schistisagus

Last observed by Alan Knue on 27 Jan 2024
Glaucous x Slaty-backed Gull (hybrid) Larus hyperboreus x schistisagus

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 6 Feb 2018
Great Egret x Gray Heron (hybrid) Ardea alba x cinerea

Last observed by Joji Fujitsuka on 24 Feb 2024
Black-throated x Red-throated Thrush (hybrid) Turdus atrogularis x ruficollis

Last observed by Brian Daniels on 17 Oct 2013
Dusky x Naumann's Thrush (hybrid) Turdus eunomus x naumanni

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 11 Apr 2024

Greater/Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons/erythropus

Last observed by YUKIKO ISHIKAWA on 29 Dec 2023
Taiga/Tundra Bean-Goose Anser fabalis/serrirostris

Last observed by Ben Ward on 25 Apr 2024
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) Anser sp. (Domestic type)

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 2 Oct 2023
Anser sp. Anser sp.

Last observed by Craig Jackson on 4 Apr 2024
swan sp. Cygnus sp.

Last observed by 三上美紀 on 23 Apr 2024
goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)

Last observed by Bhubordee Ngamphueak on 23 Apr 2024
Garganey/Green-winged Teal Spatula querquedula/Anas crecca

Last observed by Oscar Campbell on 28 Oct 1999
Anas sp. Anas sp.

Last observed by Kasia & Takashi Someya on 10 Mar 2024
dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)

Last observed by Craig Jackson on 1 Apr 2024
Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 17 Feb 2022
Aythya sp. Aythya sp.

Last observed by kazunori sato on 7 Apr 2024
White-winged/Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta deglandi/stejnegeri

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 11 Feb 2018
scoter sp. Melanitta sp.

Last observed by Robert Lockett on 23 Oct 2023
duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)

Last observed by Seiichiro Kinugasa on 27 Apr 2024
waterfowl sp. Anatidae sp.

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 10 Dec 2023
Ring-necked/Green Pheasant Phasianus colchicus/versicolor

Last observed by Adam Halbur on 11 Apr 2024
pheasant sp. Phasianidae sp. (pheasant sp.)

Last observed by Till Kuhlen on 18 Nov 2023
flamingo sp. Phoenicopteridae sp.

Last observed by Erin Aylsworth on 1 May 2015
Podiceps sp. Podiceps sp.

Last observed by Shintaro Ichihara on 17 Apr 2024
grebe sp. Podicipedidae sp.

Last observed by Ben Ward on 25 Apr 2024
pigeon/dove sp. Columbidae sp.

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 25 Apr 2023
Common/Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus canorus/optatus

Last observed by YUKIKO ISHIKAWA on 9 Nov 2023
Cuculus sp. Cuculus sp.

Last observed by YUKIKO ISHIKAWA on 28 Oct 2023
cuckoo sp. (Cuculidae sp.) Cuculidae sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 21 Nov 2023
Apus/Tachymarptis sp. Apus/Tachymarptis sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 17 Feb 2024
small swift sp. Apodidae sp. (small swift sp.)

Last observed by Shep Thorp on 19 Oct 2023
swift sp. Apodidae sp.

Last observed by Eric Cameron on 21 Apr 2024
large rail sp. Rallus sp. (large Rallus sp.)

Last observed by Doug McWhirter on 9 May 1981
rail/crake sp. Rallidae sp. (rail/crake sp.)

Last observed by Keiichi Seo on 7 Apr 2024
crane sp. Gruidae sp.

Last observed by Doug McWhirter on 8 Dec 1983
golden-plover sp. Pluvialis dominica/apricaria/fulva

Last observed by Chamitha De Alwis on 17 Dec 2023
Common/Little Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula/dubius

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 18 Nov 2023
Siberian/Tibetan Sand-Plover Anarhynchus mongolus/atrifrons

Last observed by David Hogan Jr on 22 Apr 2024
sand-plover sp. Anarhynchus atrifrons/mongolus/leschenaultii

Last observed by Sunil Simha on 20 Apr 2024
small plover sp. Charadrius/Anarhynchus sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 17 Apr 2024
plover sp. Charadriidae sp.

Last observed by Alban Guillaumet on 20 May 2023
Whimbrel/Eurasian Curlew Numenius phaeopus/arquata

Last observed by 洋子鄭 on 14 Jul 2022
Far Eastern/Eurasian Curlew Numenius madagascariensis/arquata

Last observed by André Zambolli on 26 Apr 2024
curlew sp. Numenius sp.

Last observed by Chamitha De Alwis on 29 Apr 2022
godwit sp. Limosa sp.

Last observed by Bryan Sharp on 24 Mar 2003
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus

Last observed by Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING on 19 Feb 2016
Eurasian/Amami Woodcock Scolopax rusticola/mira

Last observed by Fabio Olmos on 28 Feb 2024
Swinhoe's/Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago megala/stenura

Last observed by Rebecca Rucker-Keegan on 21 Apr 2024
snipe sp. Gallinago sp.

Last observed by Christophe Gouraud on 22 Apr 2024
Red/Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius/lobatus

Last observed by Tenma Tsuchiya on 29 Mar 2024
phalarope sp. Phalaropus sp.

Last observed by Ryota YOKOYAMA on 12 Mar 2024
Gray-tailed/Wandering Tattler Tringa brevipes/incana

Last observed by Shigeru Sone on 5 May 2023
Tringa sp. Tringa sp.

Last observed by Evan Centanni (郭翔帆) on 30 Mar 2019
Red-necked/Little Stint Calidris ruficollis/minuta

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 4 Dec 2022
peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 26 Mar 2024
Calidris sp. Calidris sp.

Last observed by Johnny Robertson on 19 Mar 2024
Scolopacidae sp. Scolopacidae sp.

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 4 Nov 2022
shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.

Last observed by Hugo Cobos on 25 Apr 2024
Long-tailed/Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus/parasiticus

Last observed by Kazuho Anjiki on 19 Aug 2023
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus/pomarinus

Last observed by Yann Muzika on 8 Mar 2024
jaeger sp. Stercorarius sp. (jaeger sp.)

Last observed by Fabio Olmos on 14 Apr 2024
auklet sp. Ptychoramphus/Aethia sp.

Last observed by Andrew Pierce on 4 Jun 2023
Thick-billed/Common Murre Uria lomvia/aalge

Last observed by Louis Bevier on 27 Feb 2024
murrelet sp. Brachyramphus/Synthliboramphus sp.

Last observed by Kazuho Anjiki on 20 Apr 2024
alcid sp. Alcidae sp.

Last observed by Kazuho Anjiki on 20 Apr 2024
white-winged gull sp. Larus sp. (white-winged gull sp.)

Last observed by Lance Tanino on 2 Nov 2018
Larus sp. Larus sp.

Last observed by Kazuho Anjiki on 20 Apr 2024
gull sp. Larinae sp.

Last observed by Luke Knutson on 22 Apr 2024
Chlidonias sp. Chlidonias sp.

Last observed by Oscar Campbell on 12 Feb 2000
Common/Arctic Tern Sterna hirundo/paradisaea

Last observed by Angus Wilson on 21 Apr 2002
Sterna sp. Sterna sp.

Last observed by Mizuho Inoue on 18 Sep 2023
tern sp. Sterninae sp.

Last observed by Johnny Robertson on 17 Apr 2024
gull/tern sp. Laridae sp.

Last observed by 父島迷鳥 on 31 Oct 2023
Arctic/Pacific Loon Gavia arctica/pacifica

Last observed by Elias Ludescher on 23 Apr 2024
loon sp. Gavia sp.

Last observed by Bhubordee Ngamphueak on 23 Apr 2024
albatross sp. Diomedeidae sp.

Last observed by Bradley Hacker 🦜 on 16 Apr 2024
Hydrobates sp. (Band-rumped complex) Hydrobates sp. (Band-rumped complex)

Last observed by Noam Markus on 3 Aug 2017
Hydrobates sp. Hydrobates sp.

Last observed by PETER FRASER on 26 Apr 2012
storm-petrel sp. (dark-rumped) Oceanitidae/Hydrobatidae sp. (dark-rumped)

Last observed by Rachael Kaiser on 18 Apr 2024
storm-petrel sp. (white-rumped) Oceanitidae/Hydrobatidae sp. (white-rumped)

Last observed by Philip Precey on 14 Apr 2024
storm-petrel sp. Oceanitidae/Hydrobatidae sp.

Last observed by Diane Nastase on 25 Apr 2024
Pterodroma sp. Pterodroma sp.

Last observed by Kazuho Anjiki on 24 Aug 2023
Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna grisea/tenuirostris

Last observed by Christophe Gouraud on 18 Apr 2024
Bannerman's/Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bannermani/bailloni

Last observed by Doug McWhirter on 25 Mar 1986
black-and-white shearwater sp. Puffinus sp. (black-and-white shearwater sp.)

Last observed by Yann Muzika on 15 Mar 2024
shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)

Last observed by Eric Cameron on 26 Apr 2024
procellariid sp. Procellariidae sp.

Last observed by Fraser Gurney on 15 Apr 2023
frigatebird sp. Fregata sp.

Last observed by Kantori Birders on 31 Oct 2015
booby sp. Sula sp.

Last observed by Luke Kwong on 7 Jul 2023
Great/Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo/capillatus

Last observed by Gary Rosenberg on 26 Apr 2024
cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.

Last observed by Eric Cameron on 25 Apr 2024
pelican sp. Pelecanus sp.

Last observed by Angus Wilson on 5 Jan 2019
small bittern sp. Ixobrychus sp.

Last observed by Bors Vesterby on 23 Jun 2019
Malayan/Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus/goisagi

Last observed by SHUJI SAKATA on 8 Sep 2021
pond-heron sp. Ardeola sp.

Last observed by Jo Ellen Floer on 14 Jan 2024
Western/Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis/coromandus

Last observed by Hsiao-chian Chen on 24 Jun 2023
Great/Medium Egret Ardea alba/intermedia

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 25 Apr 2024
Ardea sp. Ardea sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 7 Jan 2024
heron sp. Ardeidae sp.

Last observed by Fritz Leip on 25 Apr 2024
white egret sp. Egretta/Bubulcus/Ardea sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 26 Apr 2024
spoonbill sp. Platalea sp.

Last observed by Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING on 18 Feb 2024
Aquila sp. Aquila sp.

Last observed by Rudolf Koes on 30 Oct 2015
Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.

Last observed by Mike Edgecombe on 15 Apr 2024
Buteo sp. Buteo sp.

Last observed by Joyce Huang on 19 Apr 2024
hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)

Last observed by kazunori sato on 26 Apr 2024
eagle sp. Accipitridae sp. (eagle sp.)

Last observed by Ben Ward on 25 Apr 2024
scops-owl sp. Otus sp.

Last observed by Alvaro Jaramillo on 16 May 2023
Brown/Northern Boobook Ninox scutulata/japonica

Last observed by Hou Xiaoru on 19 May 2018
owl sp. Strigiformes sp.

Last observed by Yann Muzika on 28 May 2020
kingfisher sp. Alcedinidae sp.

Last observed by Luke Kwong on 19 Jul 2023
Dendrocopos sp. Dendrocopos sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 24 Feb 2024
woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.

Last observed by Eric Cameron on 22 Apr 2024
large falcon sp. Falco sp. (large falcon sp.)

Last observed by Nick Lethaby on 18 Oct 1996
small falcon sp. Falco sp. (small falcon sp.)

Last observed by Monitoring Landbird on 17 Jan 2024
falcon sp. Falco sp.

Last observed by Nicholas Friedman on 9 May 2023
diurnal raptor sp. Accipitriformes/Falconiformes sp.

Last observed by Daniel Lebbin on 21 Mar 2024
Psittacula sp. Psittacula sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 22 Mar 2024
lorikeet sp. Psittaculidae sp. (lorikeet sp.)

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 10 Dec 2023
parakeet sp. Psittaciformes sp. (parakeet sp.)

Last observed by Kenji Yokoo on 29 Dec 2022
Ryukyu/Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus tegimae/divaricatus

Last observed by Yutaka Otsuka on 20 Apr 2024
minivet sp. (gray minivet sp.) Pericrocotus sp. (grey minivet sp.)

Last observed by Yann Muzika on 26 Nov 2020
shrike sp. Lanius sp.

Last observed by キョウコクボタ on 2 Apr 2024
Carrion/Large-billed Crow Corvus corone/macrorhynchos

Last observed by Joseph Morlan on 3 Sep 2019
crow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 25 Apr 2024
crow/raven sp. Corvus sp.

Last observed by Seiichiro Kinugasa on 26 Apr 2024
Marsh/Willow Tit Poecile palustris/montanus

Last observed by Bhubordee Ngamphueak on 24 Apr 2024
parid sp. Paridae sp.

Last observed by Ittetsu Shiroishi on 8 Jan 2022
Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis

Last observed by Masayuki Shimada (Japan-Birding) on 26 Apr 2015
Acrocephalus sp. Acrocephalus sp.

Last observed by Wataru FUKUI on 2 Apr 2024
Gray's/Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes fasciolatus/amnicola

Last observed by Ryota Sei on 22 May 2021
Locustella sp. Locustella sp.

Last observed by Nick Lethaby on 20 Oct 1991
Helopsaltes/Locustella sp. Helopsaltes/Locustella sp.

Last observed by Kasia & Takashi Someya on 24 Apr 2023
Bank Swallow/Pale Martin Riparia riparia/diluta

Last observed by Masayuki Shimada (Japan-Birding) on 25 Aug 2020
Hirundo sp. Hirundo sp.

Last observed by kazuo furuta on 13 Oct 2019
Siberian/Asian House-Martin Delichon lagopodum/dasypus

Last observed by Dave Czaplak on 11 May 2017
swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.

Last observed by Janet Millard on 26 Apr 2024
Yellow-browed/Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus/humei

Last observed by Alban Guillaumet on 15 May 2023
Pale-legged/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes/borealoides

Last observed by Toshiaki Suzuki on 21 Apr 2024
Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealis/examinandus

Last observed by Chamitha De Alwis on 14 Oct 2023
Japanese Leaf/Arctic/Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas/borealis/examinandus

Last observed by Masayuki Shimada (Japan-Birding) on 24 Mar 2024
Phylloscopus sp. Phylloscopus sp.

Last observed by HIROSHI KIDONO on 25 Apr 2024
Japanese/Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis diphone/canturians

Last observed by Hsiangju Chang on 27 Mar 2024
Horornis sp. Horornis sp.

Last observed by Oliver Burton on 7 Oct 2016
old world warbler sp. Passeriformes sp. (Old World warbler sp.)

Last observed by Christophe Turcotte-van de Rydt on 11 Feb 2023
white-eye sp. Zosteropidae sp.

Last observed by Nick Lethaby on 10 Oct 1996
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei Garrulax canorus/taewanus

Last observed by Koji Tagi on 19 Jun 2022
European/Spotless Starling Sturnus vulgaris/unicolor

Last observed by 井上紀之 on 13 Mar 2022
Acridotheres sp. Acridotheres sp.

Last observed by Jan Smith on 7 Nov 1997
myna/starling sp. Sturnidae sp.

Last observed by Zcelina Oyson on 24 Sep 2023
White's/Scaly Thrush Zoothera aurea/dauma

Last observed by Nelson Ernst on 31 Mar 2024
Dusky/Naumann's Thrush Turdus eunomus/naumanni

Last observed by Szymon Drobniak on 25 Mar 2024
Turdus sp. Turdus sp.

Last observed by Yu Yatabe on 18 Apr 2024
thrush sp. Turdidae sp.

Last observed by Sarah King on 17 Apr 2024
Gray-streaked/Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta/sibirica

Last observed by Alban Guillaumet on 28 May 2023
Muscicapa sp. Muscicapa sp.

Last observed by Hiroshi Kaibe on 1 Oct 2023
Japanese/Izu Robin Larvivora akahige/tanensis

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 11 May 2023
Ryukyu/Okinawa Robin Larvivora komadori/namiyei

Last observed by Kentaro Murakami on 21 Apr 2024
Narcissus/Ryukyu Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina/owstoni

Last observed by Noboru Komine on 7 Mar 2024
Taiga/Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla/parva

Last observed by Atsushi Shimazaki on 6 May 2022
Ficedula sp. Ficedula sp.

Last observed by Koji Tagi on 25 Apr 2024
redstart sp. Phoenicurus sp.

Last observed by Ikuo Yamanashi on 4 Jan 2022
Siberian/Amur Stonechat Saxicola maurus/stejnegeri

Last observed by Masayuki Shimada (Japan-Birding) on 3 Nov 2022
muscicapid sp. Muscicapidae sp.

Last observed by Azuma Yuko on 3 Apr 2024
Bohemian/Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus/japonica

Last observed by Dirk von Werne on 2 Mar 2024
Lonchura sp. Lonchura sp.

Last observed by Giambi (鈞弼) Chang (張) on 17 Aug 2019
Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava/tschutschensis

Last observed by Kasia & Takashi Someya on 14 May 2016
wagtail sp. Motacilla sp.

Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 22 Apr 2024
pipit sp. Anthus sp.

Last observed by Aline Horikawa on 21 Mar 2024
finch sp. Fringillidae sp.

Last observed by YUKIKO ISHIKAWA on 16 Apr 2024
Black-headed/Red-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala/bruniceps

Last observed by Brian Daniels on 10 Oct 2007
Black-faced/Masked Bunting Emberiza spodocephala/personata

Last observed by IKUMI YOSHIOKA on 20 Apr 2024
Emberiza sp. Emberiza sp.

Last observed by Kanae Okubo on 23 Apr 2024
passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.

Last observed by Cliff Miller on 24 Apr 2024
bird sp. Aves sp.

Last observed by Katharine Khamhaengwong on 30 Aug 2023

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