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Bird Families A-M Represented in Japanese Art
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Scientific FAMILY |
Name of one FAMILY member |
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ACCIPITRIDAE |
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
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AEGITHALIDAE |
long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
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ALAUDIDAE |
sky lark (Alauda arvensis) |
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ALCEDINIDAE |
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
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ALCIDAE |
tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) |
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ANATIDAE |
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) |
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ANHINGIDAE |
anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) |
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APODIDAE |
pacific swift (Apus pacificus) |
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ARDEIDAE |
little egret (Egretta garzetta) |
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BOMBYCILLIDAE |
Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) |
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BUCEROTIDAE |
great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) |
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CACATUIDAE |
yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) |
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CAMPEPHAGIDAE |
ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) |
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CAPRIMULGIDAE |
jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) |
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CARDINALIDAE
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northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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CASUARIIDAE |
northern cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) |
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CERTHINIDAE |
Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
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CHARADRIIDAE |
little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) |
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CICONIIDAE |
oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) |
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CINCLIDAE |
brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii) |
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CISTICOLIDAE |
zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) |
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COLUMBIDAE |
rock dove (Columba livia) |
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COLUMBIDAE Streptopelia roseogrisea |
African collared-dove |
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CORACIIDAE |
dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) |
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CORVIDAE |
large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) |
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COTINGIDAE |
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) |
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CUCULIDAE |
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
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DIOMEDEIDAE |
short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) |
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EMBERIZIDAE |
meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides) |
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ESTRILDIDAE |
Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) |
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FALCONIDAE |
peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) |
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FREGATIDAE |
frigatebird (Fregatus sp.) |
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FRINGILLIDAE Carduelis flammea |
common redpoll |
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FRINGILLIDAE |
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) |
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GRUIDAE |
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) |
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HAEMATOPODIDAE |
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
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HIRUNDINIDAE |
barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
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HYDROBATIDAE |
storm petrel (Oceanodroma sp.) |
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IRENIDAE |
Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) |
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LANIIDAE |
bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus) |
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LARIDAE |
black-headed gulL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
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MELEAGRIDIDAE |
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) |
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MONARCHIDAE |
Japanese paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) |
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MOTACILLIDAE |
white wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
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MUSCICAPIDAE |
Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige) |
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