📙 Picture book
We will introduce the characteristics and ecology of the discovered creatures with photos.
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![イソガニの写真](../../img/article/isogani-main_s.jpg)
Asian shore crab
Crabs found while surfing....read more
![イトヒキアジの写真](../../img/article/itohikiaji-main_s.jpg)
African pompano
Beautiful fins that flutter like threads....read more
![イワツバメの写真](../../img/article/iwatsubame-main_s.jpg)
Asian House Martin
White hair on legs is cute....read more
![オナガの写真](../../img/article/onaga-main_s.jpg)
Azure-winged Magpie
Characterized by the voice of "Guy Guy"....read more
![オンブバッタの写真](../../img/article/onbubatta-main_s.jpg)
Atractomorpha lata
The female appears to be piggybacking the male....read more
![キタテハの写真](../../img/article/kitateha-main_s.jpg)
Asian comma
orange with black spots...read more
![クロスジギンヤンマの写真](../../img/article/kurosujiginyanma-main_s.jpg)
Anax nigrofasciatus nigrofasciatus
Silver yanma with black streaks on the chest...read more
![ケープペンギンの写真](../../img/article/ke-pupengin-main_s.jpg)
African penguin
Can dive close to 100m....read more
![コカマキリの写真](../../img/article/kokamakiri-main_s.jpg)
Asian jumping mantis
A small praying mantis with a dead leaf color....read more
![コサメビタキの写真](../../img/article/kosamebitaki-main_s.jpg)
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Big black eyes....read more
![コツメカワウソの写真](../../img/article/kotsumekawauso-main_s.jpg)
Asian small-clawd otter
Inhabits rivers and marshes, and uses more than 12 different calls....read more
![ゴマフキエダシャクの写真](../../img/article/gomafukiedashaku-main_s.jpg)
Angerona nigrisparsa
Small black spots scattered on wings....read more
![サンショウクイの写真](../../img/article/sanshokui-main_s.jpg)
Ashy minivet
The Japanese name comes from the squeaking sound of Hiriri....read more
![スベスベマンジュウガニの写真](../../img/article/subesubemanjugani-main_s.jpg)
Atergatis floridus
Interesting name, but poisonous species....read more
![スミナガシの写真](../../img/article/suminagashi-main_s.jpg)
Asian constable butterfly
Wing color that looks like ink mixed with blue or green paint....read more
![ツマグロヒョウモンの写真](../../img/article/tsumagurohyomon-main_s.jpg)
Argyreus hyperbius
It has a leopard print that shines in the grassland....read more
![ツユクサの写真](../../img/article/tsuyukusa-main_s.jpg)
Asiatic dayflower
vivid blue petals....read more
![ナミアゲハの写真](../../img/article/namiageha-main_s.jpg)
Asian Swallowtail
Common swallowtail butterfly....read more
![ナンヨウマンタの写真](../../img/article/nanyomanta-main_s.jpg)
Alfred manta
Inhale plankton with a large mouth....read more
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![アオジの写真](../../img/article/aoji-main_s.jpg)
Black-faced Bunting
Calling small and sharp in the bush....read more
![アオバズクの写真](../../img/article/aobazuku-main_s.jpg)
Brown Hawk-Owl
It has round and expressive yellow eyes....read more
![アオヤガラの写真](../../img/article/aoyagara-main_s.jpg)
Bluespotted cornetfish
Has an elongated cylindrical mouth and body....read more
![アオリイカの写真](../../img/article/aoriika-main_s.jpg)
Bigfin Reef Squid
has large fins....read more
![イソヒヨドリの写真](../../img/article/isohiyodori-main_s.jpg)
Blue Rock Thrush
sings with a complex melody....read more
![ウミネコの写真](../../img/article/umineko-main_s.jpg)
Black-tailed Gull
A typical Japanese seagull with a cat-like cry....read more
![オオソリハシシギの写真](../../img/article/osorihashishigi-main_s.jpg)
Bar-tailed Godwit
long, curved beak...read more
![オオルリの写真](../../img/article/oruri-main_s.jpg)
Blue-and-White Flycatcher
A kind of blue bird that represents Japan with beautiful twitter....read more
![オトヒメエビの写真](../../img/article/otohimeebi-main_s.jpg)
Banded coral shrim
red and white shrimp for cleaning....read more
![カワガラスの写真](../../img/article/kawagarasu-main_s.jpg)
Brown Dipper
Characterized by a sharp tail....read more
![クロアシアホウドリの写真](../../img/article/kuroashiahodori-main_s.jpg)
Black-footed Albatross
Dark brown body with white eyes....read more
![クロガモの写真](../../img/article/kurogamo-main_s.jpg)
Black scoter
All-black duck....read more
![ゴイサギの写真](../../img/article/goisagi-main_s.jpg)
Black-crowned Night Heron
Beautiful red iris....read more
![タヒバリの写真](../../img/article/tahibari-main_s.jpg)
Buff-bellied Pipit
Earth-colored wagtail companion...read more
![ツバメの写真](../../img/article/tsubame-main_s.jpg)
Barn Swallow
Comes in spring....read more
![トビの写真](../../img/article/tobi-main_s.jpg)
Black Kite
Cries in a high-pitched voice....read more
![トモエガモの写真](../../img/article/tomoegamo-main_s.jpg)
Balkal Teal
A face with a black, green, and brown Tomoe-shaped pattern...read more
![ドチザメの写真](../../img/article/dochizame-main_s.jpg)
Banded houndshark
A small shark that swims near the ocean floor....read more
![ハコフグの写真](../../img/article/hakofugu-main_s.jpg)
Boxfish
boxy silhouette....read more
![ハジロカイツブリの写真](../../img/article/hajirokaitsuburi-main_s.jpg)
Black-necked Grebe
The iris color is cool....read more
![ハナイバナの写真](../../img/article/hanaibana-main_s.jpg)
Bothriospermum zeylanicum
small lilac flowers hidden at the edges....read more
![ヒメハジロの写真](../../img/article/himehajiro-main_s.jpg)
Bufflehead
The structural color of the head is beautiful....read more
![ヒヨドリの写真](../../img/article/hiyodori-main_s.jpg)
Brown-eared Bulbul
Cries "hee yo hee yo"....read more
![メグロの写真](../../img/article/meguro-main_s.jpg)
Bonin White-eye
Black triangular crest surrounds eyes....read more
![モズの写真](../../img/article/mozu-main_s.jpg)
Bull-headed Shrike
Searches for prey from trees by wagging its tail....read more
![ユリカモメの写真](../../img/article/yurikamome-main_s.jpg)
Black-headed Gull
There is a black spot behind the eye....read more
![ヨスジフエダイの写真](../../img/article/yosujifuedai-main_s.jpg)
Bluestripe snapper
yellow body with 4 pale lines running...read more
![ルリタテハの写真](../../img/article/ruritateha-main_s.jpg)
Blue admiral
The lapis lazuli band is beautiful....read more
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![アオオサムシの写真](../../img/article/aoosamushi-main_s.jpg)
Carabus insulicola
Metallic wings with vertical stripes....read more
![アオスジアゲハの写真](../../img/article/aosujiageha-main_s.jpg)
Common bluebottle
Vivid bluish-green with beautiful red accents....read more
![アカミミガメの写真](../../img/article/akamimigame-main_s.jpg)
Common slider
Alien Species of Interest, also known as "green turtles"...read more
![アジサシの写真](../../img/article/ajisashi-main_s.jpg)
Common Tern
Black helmet-like head....read more
![アマサギの写真](../../img/article/amasagi-main_s.jpg)
Cattle Egret
characterized by brown summer plumage...read more
![アミメフエダイの写真](../../img/article/amimefuedai-main_s.jpg)
Checkered snapper
Has a mesh-like pattern on its back....read more
![イカルチドリの写真](../../img/article/ikaruchidori-main_s.jpg)
Charadrius placidus
A little larger than the little plover....read more
![イシガケチョウの写真](../../img/article/ishigakecho-main_s.jpg)
Cyrestis thyodamas
has streaks like stone cliffs....read more
![イソカサゴの写真](../../img/article/isokasago-main_s.jpg)
Cheekspot scorpionfish
Flashy crimson body color....read more
![イソシギの写真](../../img/article/isoshigi-main_s.jpg)
Common Sandpiper
characterized by a high-pitched cry...read more
![オオジュリンの写真](../../img/article/ojurin-main_s.jpg)
Common Reed Bunting
It stops vertically on thin legs....read more
![オガサワラトカゲの写真](../../img/article/ogasawaratokage-main_s.jpg)
Cryptoblepharus boutonii nigropunctatus
Has transparent snake-like eyelids....read more
![オハグロベラの写真](../../img/article/ohagurobera-main_s.jpg)
Cocktail wrasse
The pattern of the male is impressive....read more
![カマスベラの写真](../../img/article/kamasubera-main_s.jpg)
Cigar wrasse
It looks a lot like seaweed....read more
![カラスアゲハの写真](../../img/article/karasuageha-main_s.jpg)
Crow swallowtail
Swallowtail butterfly with beautiful blue and green wings...read more
![カワアイサの写真](../../img/article/kawaaisa-main_s.jpg)
Common Merganser
Elongated duck with a flesh-colored beak....read more
![カワセミの写真](../../img/article/kawasemi-main_s.jpg)
Common Kingfisher
The structure color blue-green is beautiful....read more
![カンムリワシの写真](../../img/article/kanmuriwashi-main_s.jpg)
Crested serpent eagle
It has a crest of white feathers on the back of its head....read more
![ガビチョウの写真](../../img/article/gabicho-main_s.jpg)
Chinese hwamei
Makes a beautiful chirping sound in the forest....read more
![キジの写真](../../img/article/kiji-main_s.jpg)
Common Pheasant
The national bird of Japan that is familiar to Momotaro....read more
![キタキチョウの写真](../../img/article/kitakicho-main_s.jpg)
Common Grass Yellow
Familiar butterfly with yellow wings....read more
![クリオネの写真](../../img/article/kurione-main_s.jpg)
Clione
Swims with a pair of wing legs in front of the transparent body....read more
![コイカルの写真](../../img/article/koikaru-main_s.jpg)
Chinese Grosbeak
Black head behind the eyes....read more
![コガモの写真](../../img/article/kogamo-main_s.jpg)
Common Teal
Also good at diving smoothly....read more
![コジュケイの写真](../../img/article/kojukei-main_s.jpg)
Chinese bamboo pheasant
gray and orange head....read more
![コミスジの写真](../../img/article/komisuji-main_s.jpg)
Common Glider
Blackish brown with three white lines running....read more
![チョウゲンボウの写真](../../img/article/chogenbo-main_s.jpg)
Common Kestrel
small peregrine falcon that lives in farmland...read more
![ネコハエトリの写真](../../img/article/nekohaetori-main_s.jpg)
Carrhotus xanthogramma
A jumping spider that can be seen in parks and houses....read more
![ハグロトンボの写真](../../img/article/hagurotonbo-main_s.jpg)
Calopteryx atrata
Also known as ``Burning Dragonfly''...read more
![ハシビロガモの写真](../../img/article/hashibirogamo-main_s.jpg)
Commons shoveler
long and big beak...read more
![バンの写真](../../img/article/ban-main_s.jpg)
Common Moorhen
swims slowly with feet suitable for walking....read more
![ヒガラの写真](../../img/article/higara-main_s.jpg)
Coal tit
Short crest and pointed head....read more
![ホオジロガモの写真](../../img/article/hoojirogamo-main_s.jpg)
Common Goldeneye
Its Japanese name comes from the white markings on its cheeks....read more
![ホシハジロの写真](../../img/article/hoshihajiro-main_s.jpg)
Common pochard
Bright reddish-brown plumage....read more
![ムラサキオカヤドカリの写真](../../img/article/murasakiokayadokari-main_s.jpg)
Coenobita purpureus
Violet legs tightly closed when alerted....read more
![ユズの写真](../../img/article/yuzu-main_s.jpg)
Citron
The fragrant yellow fruit is a winter tradition....read more
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![イズヒメエイの写真](../../img/article/izuhimeei-main_s.jpg)
Dasyatis izuensis
Named because it was found in the Izu Peninsula....read more
![ジョウビタキの写真](../../img/article/jobitaki-main_s.jpg)
Daurian Redstart
The sound of hitting flints together....read more
![スジクワガタの写真](../../img/article/sujikuwagata-main_s.jpg)
Dorcus striatipennis
Vertical lines running down the back....read more
![セスジツユムシの写真](../../img/article/sesujitsuyumushi-main_s.jpg)
Ducetia japonica
streaks along head and back....read more
![ダイミョウセセリの写真](../../img/article/daimyoseseri-main_s.jpg)
Daimio tethys
Hensericho with a stylish white crest....read more
![トラウツボの写真](../../img/article/torautsubo-main_s.jpg)
Dragon moray
2 nostrils sticking out...read more
![ハナタツの写真](../../img/article/hanatatsu-main_s.jpg)
Dhiho's seahorse
Wrapping its body in seaweed....read more
![ハマシギの写真](../../img/article/hamashigi-main_s.jpg)
Duniln
They come to the tidal flats in large numbers....read more
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![ウソの写真](../../img/article/uso-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Bullfinch
The crimson color of the throat....read more
![オオバンの写真](../../img/article/oban-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Coot
White forehead and red iris....read more
![カササギの写真](../../img/article/kasasagi-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Magpie
with bright blue wings...read more
![カルガモの写真](../../img/article/karugamo-main_s.jpg)
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Swept away by the current of the river and spinning round and round....read more
![ゴジュウカラの写真](../../img/article/gojukara-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian nuthatch
roams tree trunks....read more
![スケバハゴロモの写真](../../img/article/sukebahagoromo-main_s.jpg)
Euricania facialis
transparent wings with a black border....read more
![ナベカの写真](../../img/article/nabeka-main_s.jpg)
Elegant blenny
A brown line enters the eye vertically....read more
![ノスリの写真](../../img/article/nosuri-main_s.jpg)
Eastern Buzzard
Named for the way it glides near the ground...read more
![ハイタカの写真](../../img/article/haitaka-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
It looks smaller than a goshawk....read more
![ヒドリガモの写真](../../img/article/hidorigamo-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Wigeon
Cries with a whistle-like voice....read more
![ヒバリの写真](../../img/article/hibari-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian skylark
A spring bird popular all over the world....read more
![マダコの写真](../../img/article/madako-main_s.jpg)
East Asian Common octopus
Change body color to mimic....read more
![ミソサザイの写真](../../img/article/misosazai-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Wren
Sings loudly for its small size....read more
![ミヤコドリの写真](../../img/article/miyakodori-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Oystercatcher
carrot-like orange beak...read more
![ヤツガシラの写真](../../img/article/yatsugashira-main_s.jpg)
Eurasian Hoopoe
Derived from the fact that the spread crest feathers look like eight heads....read more
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![カサゴの写真](../../img/article/kasago-main_s.jpg)
False kelpfish
spines on dorsal fin....read more
![シオマネキの写真](../../img/article/shiomaneki-main_s.jpg)
Fiddler crab
Big scissors like pliers are cool...read more
![ドクダミの写真](../../img/article/dokudami-main_s.jpg)
fish mint
Has a peculiar odor but is not "poisonous"....read more
![ヒガシニホントカゲの写真](../../img/article/higashinihontokage-main_s.jpg)
Far Eastern Skink
Became a different species from Japanese lizard (Plestiodon japonicus)....read more
![ボラの写真](../../img/article/bora-main_s.jpg)
Flathead mullet
bounce off the water surface....read more
![マゴチの写真](../../img/article/magochi-main_s.jpg)
Flathead
The head is flat and flat....read more
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![アオアシシギの写真](../../img/article/aoashishigi-main_s.jpg)
Greenshank
Feet not so blue as blue....read more
![アオウミガメの写真](../../img/article/aoumigame-main_s.jpg)
Green Sea turtle
The most familiar sea turtle....read more
![アオサギの写真](../../img/article/aosagi-main_s.jpg)
Grey Heron
Scientific name means "grey heron"....read more
![アカゲラの写真](../../img/article/akagera-main_s.jpg)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Red under belly....read more
![エゾビタキの写真](../../img/article/ezobitaki-main_s.jpg)
Grey-streaked Flycatcher
A dark brown vertical stripe runs down the belly....read more
![オカヨシガモの写真](../../img/article/okayoshigamo-main_s.jpg)
Gadwall
Gray body with fine black patterns....read more
![オニヤンマの写真](../../img/article/oniyanma-main_s.jpg)
Golden-ringed dragonfly
Yellow stripes and bright green compound eyes. It takes about 5 years to reach adulthood....read more
![カワウの写真](../../img/article/kawau-main_s.jpg)
Great Cormorant
Features green iris and yellow mouth corners....read more
![カンムリカイツブリの写真](../../img/article/kanmurikaitsuburi-main_s.jpg)
Great Crested Grebe
crested grebe...read more
![キアシシギの写真](../../img/article/kiashishigi-main_s.jpg)
Grey-tailed Tattler
Catch crabs on the shore....read more
![キクイタダキの写真](../../img/article/kikuitadaki-main_s.jpg)
Goldcrest
Chrysanthemum flower-like yellow feathers on the head....read more
![キセキレイの写真](../../img/article/kisekirei-main_s.jpg)
Grey Wagtail
A wagtail with a distinctive yellow color that can be recognized at a glance....read more
![クロジの写真](../../img/article/kuroji-main_s.jpg)
Grey Bunting
Lurk in the dark bush....read more
![ダイサギの写真](../../img/article/daisagi-main_s.jpg)
Great Egret
Japan's largest egret...read more
![ダイゼンの写真](../../img/article/daizen-main_s.jpg)
Grey Plover
Natsuha's belly is black....read more
![ホウボウの写真](../../img/article/hobo-main_s.jpg)
Gurnard
Spread blue-green pectoral fins....read more
![ヤマユリの写真](../../img/article/yamayuri-main_s.jpg)
gold-banded lily
Opening large petals in the forest....read more
![ワカバグモの写真](../../img/article/wakabagumo-main_s.jpg)
grass crab spiders
A green spider that lives on leaves and trees....read more
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![アジサイの写真](../../img/article/ajisai-main_s.jpg)
Hydrangea
ornamental flower with developed calyx. "Patient love"....read more
![ウスバカゲロウの写真](../../img/article/usubakagero-main_s.jpg)
Hagenomyia micans MacLachlan
The larva is an ant. Beautiful translucent wings....read more
![カンモンハタの写真](../../img/article/kanmonhata-main_s.jpg)
Honeycomb grouper
A pattern that looks like a polygonal pattern....read more
![コノハガニの写真](../../img/article/konohagani-main_s.jpg)
Huenia heraldica
Camouflages with seaweed on its head....read more
![ザトウクジラの写真](../../img/article/zatokujira-main_s.jpg)
Humpback whale
curious "singing whale"...read more
![シメの写真](../../img/article/shime-main_s.jpg)
Hawfinch
strong beak, sharp call...read more
![タチアオイの写真](../../img/article/tachiaoi-main_s.jpg)
Hollyhock
Blooms during the rainy season....read more
![ノコギリヨウジの写真](../../img/article/nokogiriyoji-main_s.jpg)
Honshu pipefish
Caudal fin screaming....read more
![ヒメアマツバメの写真](../../img/article/himeamatsubame-main_s.jpg)
House Swift
Fly quickly with long wings....read more
![ミミカイツブリの写真](../../img/article/mimikaitsuburi-main_s.jpg)
Horned Grebe
A head with clearly separated black and white....read more
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![アオバセセリの写真](../../img/article/aobaseseri-main_s.jpg)
Indian Awlking
Hind wings orange color is one point....read more
![アカタテハの写真](../../img/article/akatateha-main_s.jpg)
Indian red admiral
bright orange Nymphalidae...read more
![オヤビッチャの写真](../../img/article/oyabiccha-main_s.jpg)
Indo-Pacific sergeant
yellow back with 5 horizontal stripes...read more
![ハラビロカマキリの写真](../../img/article/harabirokamakiri-main_s.jpg)
Indo-Pacific mantis
Can be seen until late autumn. It is characterized by the white stripes on the forewings....read more
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![アオゲラの写真](../../img/article/aogera-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Green Woodpecker
Endemic to Japan. The bark is like a whistle....read more
![アオダイショウの写真](../../img/article/aodaishou-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Rat Snake
Body length is more than 2m....read more
![アオバトの写真](../../img/article/aobato-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Green Pigeon
fly to drink salt water...read more
![アカガシラカラスバトの写真](../../img/article/akagashirakarasubato-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Wood Pigeon
It features a bright head called "Akapoppo"....read more
![アズマヒキガエルの写真](../../img/article/azumahikigaeru-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Common Toad
A toad found in gardens....read more
![イカルの写真](../../img/article/ikaru-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Grosbeak
yellow with strong beak....read more
![イセエビの写真](../../img/article/iseebi-main_s.jpg)
Japanese spiny lobster
Encased in a tough shell....read more
![ウグイスの写真](../../img/article/uguisu-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Bush Warbler
One of Japan's three songbirds....read more
![ウスバシロチョウの写真](../../img/article/usubashirocho-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Clouded Apollo
Swallowtail butterfly with transparent wings....read more
![カブトムシの写真](../../img/article/kabutomushi-main_s.jpg)
Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Throw away with great strength and big horns....read more
![カヤクグリの写真](../../img/article/kayakuguri-main_s.jpg)
Japanese accentor
Forages by walking through bushes....read more
![キマダラセセリの写真](../../img/article/kimadaraseseri-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Dart
dark yellow with brown mottling....read more
![クロダイの写真](../../img/article/kurodai-main_s.jpg)
Japanese black porgy
Also known as "Chinu" in fishing, it is popular....read more
![コウノトリの写真](../../img/article/konotori-main_s.jpg)
Japanese white stork
A large bird with a long, sharp beak....read more
![コゲラの写真](../../img/article/kogera-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
A small woodpecker that you can meet up close....read more
![ゴンズイの写真](../../img/article/gonzui-main_s.jpg)
Japanese eel catfish
Juveniles produce "gonzui balls"....read more
![サワガニの写真](../../img/article/sawagani-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Freshwater Crab
Japanese endemic species living in mountain streams...read more
![サンコウチョウの写真](../../img/article/sankocho-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher
The long tail feathers of a male are three times as large as the body...read more
![シジュウカラの写真](../../img/article/shijukara-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Tit
Beautiful yellow-green back....read more
![シマドジョウの写真](../../img/article/shimadojo-main_s.jpg)
Japanese striped loach
Has oval spots and stays motionless on the riverbed....read more
![シリヤケイカの写真](../../img/article/shiriyakeika-main_s.jpg)
Japanese spine-less cuttlefish
From the spread of discharge that makes your buttocks look like it's burning....read more
![セグロセキレイの写真](../../img/article/segurosekirei-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Wagtail
The contrast of black and white is strong....read more
![タンチョウの写真](../../img/article/tancho-main_s.jpg)
Japanese crane
A bird with a bright red crown....read more
![ツミの写真](../../img/article/tsumi-main_s.jpg)
Japanese Sparrowhawk
A small hawk, not a high-pitched one....read more
![ニホンイタチの写真](../../img/article/nihonitachi-main_s.jpg)
Japanese weasel
stand on two legs and look around....read more
![ニホンカナヘビの写真](../../img/article/nihonkanahebi-main_s.jpg)
Japanese grass lizard
The most familiar reptile with a long tail....read more
![ニホンカモシカの写真](../../img/article/nihonkamoshika-main_s.jpg)
Japanese serow
forest cow with short horns....read more
![ニホンヤモリの写真](../../img/article/nihonyamori-main_s.jpg)
Japanese gecko
Change body color according to surrounding color....read more
![ニホンリスの写真](../../img/article/nihonrisu-main_s.jpg)
Japanese squirrel
Only trees such as acorns are buried in the ground and "stored"....read more
![ハネナガイナゴの写真](../../img/article/hanenagainago-main_s.jpg)
Japanese grasshopper
a locust whose wings are longer than its legs....read more
![ムササビの写真](../../img/article/musasabi-main_s.jpg)
Japanese giant flying squirrel
Glide like a glider....read more
![メジロの写真](../../img/article/mejiro-main_s.jpg)
Japanese White-eye
Distinctive white eye ring....read more
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L
![ウミテングの写真](../../img/article/umitengu-main_s.jpg)
Little dragonfish
From the forehead like a long nose in Japanese....read more
![ウラナミシジミの写真](../../img/article/uranamishijimi-main_s.jpg)
Long tailed blue
It has compound eyes and antennae-like patterns....read more
![エナガの写真](../../img/article/enaga-main_s.jpg)
Long-tailed Tit
A popular wild bird with a cute face...read more
![オナガアゲハの写真](../../img/article/onagaageha-main_s.jpg)
Long Tail Spangle
It is characterized by thin black wings and a red patch on the hind wings....read more
![カイツブリの写真](../../img/article/kaitsuburi-main_s.jpg)
Little Grebe
Parenting in calm waters....read more
![カツオゾウムシの写真](../../img/article/katsuozoumushi-main_s.jpg)
Lixus impressiventris
The color and shape look like katsuobushi....read more
![クロスジアメフラシの写真](../../img/article/kurosujiamefurashi-main_s.jpg)
Lined sea hare
Fine streaks run vertically....read more
![コアジサシの写真](../../img/article/koajisashi-main_s.jpg)
Little Tern
The sudden descent from hovering is splendid....read more
![コサギの写真](../../img/article/kosagi-main_s.jpg)
Little Egret
A heron with a fashionable summer crest....read more
![コジャノメの写真](../../img/article/kojanome-main_s.jpg)
Lillacine Bushbrown
Eyeballs line the edge of the back....read more
![コチドリの写真](../../img/article/kochidori-main_s.jpg)
Little Ringed Plover
Distinctive yellow eye ring....read more
![テングチョウの写真](../../img/article/tengucho-main_s.jpg)
Libythea celtis
The tip of the face protrudes like a long-nosed goblin....read more
![トラフズクの写真](../../img/article/torafuzuku-main_s.jpg)
Long-eared Owl
It has a blackish-brown tiger pattern....read more
![ニジハギの写真](../../img/article/nijihagi-main_s.jpg)
Lined surgeonfish
Blue and yellow lines run....read more
![ヒバリシギの写真](../../img/article/hibarishigi-main_s.jpg)
Long-toed Stint
Sandpiper as small as a skylark....read more
![ベニマシコの写真](../../img/article/benimashiko-main_s.jpg)
Long-tailed Rosefinch
The red color of the male shines in the river bed...read more
![ホトトギスの写真](../../img/article/hototogisu-main_s.jpg)
Lesser Cuckoo
A familiar cry from "Nakananara"....read more
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![アサヒナカワトンボの写真](../../img/article/asahinakawatonbo-main_s.jpg)
Mnais pruinosa
metallic green....read more
![オシドリの写真](../../img/article/oshidori-main_s.jpg)
Mandarin duck
Male breeding plumage is colorful....read more
![カオグロガビチョウの写真](../../img/article/kaogurogabicho-main_s.jpg)
Masked laughing thrush
An alien species with square and black eyes....read more
![カモメの写真](../../img/article/kamome-main_s.jpg)
Mew Gull
Characterized by a high-pitched cry, American English name mew is the sound of a cat....read more
![キュウセンの写真](../../img/article/kyusen-main_s.jpg)
Multicolorfin rainbowfish
Reddish brown dotted line between the black lines....read more
![コハンミョウの写真](../../img/article/kohanmyo-main_s.jpg)
Myriochile specularis
The forewing has a casual crest....read more
![コブハクチョウの写真](../../img/article/kobuhakucho-main_s.jpg)
Mute Swan
There is a hump at the base of the beak....read more
![ツノダシの写真](../../img/article/tsunodashi-main_s.jpg)
Moorish idol
long white dorsal fin....read more
![ニホントビナナフシの写真](../../img/article/nihontobinanafushi-main_s.jpg)
Micadina phluctainoides
with degenerate wings...read more
![ホオジロの写真](../../img/article/hoojiro-main_s.jpg)
Meadow Bunting
look up, puff out your chest and sing...read more
![マガモの写真](../../img/article/magamo-main_s.jpg)
Mallard
The male's head is bright green....read more
![ミズクラゲの写真](../../img/article/mizukurage-main_s.jpg)
Moon Jelly
Jellyfish commonly found on beaches...read more
N
![アライソコケギンポの写真](../../img/article/araisokokeginpo-main_s.jpg)
Neoclinus okazakii
with fine ocular epithelial flap...read more
![イワアナコケギンポの写真](../../img/article/iwaanakokeginpo-main_s.jpg)
Neoclinus lacunicola
white horizontal stripes running...read more
![オオナミザトウムシの写真](../../img/article/onamizatomushi-main_s.jpg)
Nelima genufusca
Has wire-like legs and is nicknamed "Uncle Long Legs" in the United States....read more
![オナガガモの写真](../../img/article/onagagamo-main_s.jpg)
Northern Pintail
The long tail of the male is characteristic....read more
![キビタキの写真](../../img/article/kibitaki-main_s.jpg)
Narcissus Flycatcher
When it gets warmer, it comes to the bright forest....read more
![サツマノミダマシの写真](../../img/article/satsumanomidamashi-main_s.jpg)
Neoscona scylloides
Abdomen bright green....read more
![ソラスズメダイの写真](../../img/article/sorasuzumedai-main_s.jpg)
Neon damselfish
A beautiful blue like neon....read more
![タゲリの写真](../../img/article/tageri-main_s.jpg)
Northern Lapwing
Glossy green back...read more
![ツグミの写真](../../img/article/tsugumi-main_s.jpg)
Natumann's Thrush
Walks or stops on the ground....read more
![ヒオドシチョウの写真](../../img/article/hiodoshicho-main_s.jpg)
Nymphalis xanthomelas
dark color reminiscent of the crimson cords of weapons...read more
![ミスジチョウの写真](../../img/article/misujicho-main_s.jpg)
Neptis philyra
Three white lines running....read more
![ムラサキシジミの写真](../../img/article/murasakisijimi-main_s.jpg)
Narathura japonica
The blue-purple gradation is beautiful....read more
O
![オオシオカラトンボの写真](../../img/article/oshiokaratonbo-main_s.jpg)
Orthetrum triangulare melania
looks more light blue than white dragonfly...read more
![オオヨシキリの写真](../../img/article/oyoshikiri-main_s.jpg)
Oriental reed warbler
A sharp voice called "Gyogyoshi" is heard from Yoshihara....read more
![カワラヒワの写真](../../img/article/kawarahiwa-main_s.jpg)
Oriental Greenfinch
Perched on a branch like a bell....read more
![キジバトの写真](../../img/article/kijibato-main_s.jpg)
Oriental Turtle Dove
Crying "de de po po"...read more
![コノハミドリガイの写真](../../img/article/konohamidorigai-main_s.jpg)
Ornate leaf slug
green body with black and white spots...read more
![ナンヨウツバメウオの写真](../../img/article/nanyotsubameuo-main_s.jpg)
Orbicular batfish
Juveniles camouflage on dead leaves....read more
![ヒラメの写真](../../img/article/hirame-main_s.jpg)
Olive flounder
Both eyes on the left side of the body....read more
![ビンズイの写真](../../img/article/binzui-main_s.jpg)
Olive-backed Pipit
Vertical stripes on belly....read more
![ホタテウミヘビの写真](../../img/article/hotateumihebi-main_s.jpg)
Ophichthus zophistius
Only the face is exposed during the daytime....read more
![ミスジチョウチョウウオの写真](../../img/article/misujichochouo-main_s.jpg)
Oval butterflyfish
3 black streaks run down the body....read more
![ヨウラクランの写真](../../img/article/yorakuran-main_s.jpg)
Oberonia japonica
The drooping inflorescence looks like a string....read more
P
![イソスジエビの写真](../../img/article/isosujiebi-main_s.jpg)
Palaemon pacificus
Glass-like body....read more
![オオスカシバの写真](../../img/article/osukashiba-main_s.jpg)
Pellucid hawk moth
has transparent wings without scales....read more
![オオムシクイの写真](../../img/article/omushikui-main_s.jpg)
Phylloscopus examinandus
They come during the migration season....read more
![クロサギの写真](../../img/article/kurosagi-main_s.jpg)
Pacific Reef Heron
solitary wild heron...read more
![シロテンハナムグリの写真](../../img/article/shirotenhanamuguri-main_s.jpg)
Protaetia orientalis submarumorea
Copper color with fine white spots....read more
![シロハラの写真](../../img/article/shirohara-main_s.jpg)
Pale Thrush
Lurking in winter bushes....read more
![タテハモドキの写真](../../img/article/tatehamodoki-main_s.jpg)
Peacock Pansy
has eyes like a peacock....read more
![チャイロキヌタの写真](../../img/article/chairokinuta-main_s.jpg)
Palmadusta artuffeli
running brown band....read more
![テンクロスジギンポの写真](../../img/article/tenkurosujiginpo-main_s.jpg)
Piano fangblenny
Elongated body with black dots....read more
![デーニッツハエトリの写真](../../img/article/doenitzihaetori-main_s.jpg)
Plexippoides doenitzi
The species name comes from the German Dönitz who collected it....read more
![ネムノキの写真](../../img/article/nemunoki-main_s.jpg)
Persian silk tree
At night the leaves close like sleeping....read more
![ハクセンスズメダイの写真](../../img/article/hakusensuzumedai-main_s.jpg)
Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
There is a white band in the middle of the body....read more
![ハヤブサの写真](../../img/article/hayabusa-main_s.jpg)
Peregrine Falcon
Swoop to catch prey....read more
![ムカデミノウミウシの写真](../../img/article/mukademinoumiushi-main_s.jpg)
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Has blue-purple minoes....read more
![ムラサキサギの写真](../../img/article/murasakisagi-main_s.jpg)
Purple Heron
Bluish purple color....read more
![ヤマトシジミの写真](../../img/article/yamatoshijimi-main_s.jpg)
Pale grass blue
butterflies that can be seen even in the city...read more
R
![アカエイの写真](../../img/article/akaei-main_s.jpg)
Red stingray
It has poisonous spines on its tail....read more
![アビの写真](../../img/article/abi-main_s.jpg)
Red-throated Loon
Also called "Heike bird"....read more
![ウミアイサの写真](../../img/article/umiaisa-main_s.jpg)
Red-breasted merganse
Comes to coastal coves in winter....read more
![ウルメイワシの写真](../../img/article/urumeiwashi-main_s.jpg)
round herring
big-eyed sardines....read more
![カシラダカの写真](../../img/article/kashiradaka-main_s.jpg)
Rustic Bunting
Characterized by bristling feathers on the top of the head....read more
![キョウジョシギの写真](../../img/article/kyojoshigi-main_s.jpg)
Ruddy Turnstone
The mottled pattern was likened to a Kyoto woman wearing a kimono....read more
![サラサエビの写真](../../img/article/sarasaebi-main_s.jpg)
Rhynchocinetes uritai
A translucent body with a geometric pattern of red streaks....read more
![タゴガエルの写真](../../img/article/tagogaeru-main_s.jpg)
Rana tagoi
A brown frog that lives in the forest....read more
![チョウハンの写真](../../img/article/chohan-main_s.jpg)
Raccoon butterflyfish
a black and white band running around the eye...read more
![ニシオジロビタキの写真](../../img/article/nishiojirobitaki-main_s.jpg)
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Slightly buff color on chest....read more
![ルリビタキの写真](../../img/article/ruribitaki-main_s.jpg)
Red-flanked Bluetail
One of the three representative species of blue birds in Japan...read more
S
![アシハラガニの写真](../../img/article/ashiharagani-main_s.jpg)
Shore crab
lead-colored tough-looking carapace...read more
![イシガキフグの写真](../../img/article/ishigakifugu-main_s.jpg)
Spotfin burrfish
Porcupinefish with short spines....read more
![イシダイの写真](../../img/article/ishidai-main_s.jpg)
Striped beakfish
Running black stripes....read more
![イチモンジセセリの写真](../../img/article/ichimonjiseseri-main_s.jpg)
Straight Swift
Hind wings lined with silver stripes....read more
![イワガニの写真](../../img/article/iwagani-main_s.jpg)
Striped shore crab
Runs around the rocky beach and eats sea lice, small fish and seaweed....read more
![ウイゴンベの写真](../../img/article/uigonbe-main_s.jpg)
Swallowtail hawkfish
Caudal fin along like a swallow....read more
![オオセグロカモメの写真](../../img/article/osegurokamome-main_s.jpg)
Slaty-backed gull
Black back and flight feathers....read more
![オオミズナギドリの写真](../../img/article/omizunagidori-main_s.jpg)
Streaked Shearwater
eat anchovies on the surface of the sea....read more
![ギンイチモンジセセリの写真](../../img/article/ginichimonjiseseri-main_s.jpg)
Silver-lined Skipper
A silver streak runs along the underside of the wing....read more
![クモウツボの写真](../../img/article/kumoutsubo-main_s.jpg)
Starry moray
A protruding yellow nasal tube....read more
![コミミズクの写真](../../img/article/komimizuku-main_s.jpg)
Short-eared Owl
horned owl with short wings and rounded head....read more
![ゴマチョウチョウウオの写真](../../img/article/gomachochouo-main_s.jpg)
Speckled butterflyfish
There are fine sesame-like spots on the body....read more
![シュレーゲルアオガエルの写真](../../img/article/shuregeruaogaeru-main_s.jpg)
Schlegel's green tree frog
bright green....read more
![トラツグミの写真](../../img/article/toratsugumi-main_s.jpg)
Scaly Thrush
Cries with an eerie voice....read more
![ネジバナの写真](../../img/article/nejibana-main_s.jpg)
Spiranthes sinensis
Interesting twisted inflorescence....read more
![ノコギリクワガタの写真](../../img/article/nokogirikuwagata-main_s.jpg)
Sawtooth stag
A stag beetle with a curved jaw....read more
![ハナニラの写真](../../img/article/hananira-main_s.jpg)
Spring star
Long narrow leaves resembling Chinese chives and white flowers....read more
![ヒツジの写真](../../img/article/hitsuji-main_s.jpg)
Sheep
It has a wide peripheral vision and runs away when it senses danger....read more
![ベニシジミの写真](../../img/article/benishijimi-main_s.jpg)
Small Copper
Bright orange with black spots....read more
![マユタテアカネの写真](../../img/article/mayutateakane-main_s.jpg)
Sympetrum eroticum
There are black spots like eyebrows on the face....read more
![ミコアイサの写真](../../img/article/mikoaisa-main_s.jpg)
Smew
The male's white plumage is beautiful....read more
![ミヤマアカネの写真](../../img/article/miyamaakane-main_s.jpg)
Sympetrum pedemontanum elatum
Even the wing veins turn red...read more
![ミユビシギの写真](../../img/article/miyubishigi-main_s.jpg)
Sanderling
Missing back finger near "heel"....read more
![メガネスズメダイの写真](../../img/article/meganesuzumedai-main_s.jpg)
Speckled damselfish
beautiful juvenile orange and blue fish...read more
![ヤマブキハゼの写真](../../img/article/yamabukihaze-main_s.jpg)
Spotted prawn-goby
Has bright yellow spots....read more
T
![オオゴマダラの写真](../../img/article/ogomadara-main_s.jpg)
Tree nymph butterfly
Japan's largest tropical butterfly...read more
![キンクロハジロの写真](../../img/article/kinkurohajiro-main_s.jpg)
Tufted duck
Monotone duck....read more
![クサフグの写真](../../img/article/kusafugu-main_s.jpg)
Takifugu alboplumbeus
Puffer fish has poison in its internal organs and skin....read more
![ゴマハギの写真](../../img/article/gomahagi-main_s.jpg)
Twotone tang
blackish from face to tail (juvenile fish)...read more
![シマウミスズメの写真](../../img/article/shimaumisuzume-main_s.jpg)
Thornback cowfish
Blue spots spread all over the body....read more
![ソリハシシギの写真](../../img/article/sorihashishigi-main_s.jpg)
Terek Sandpiper
The beak is upturned....read more
![トゲチョウチョウウオの写真](../../img/article/togechochouo-main_s.jpg)
Threadfin butterflyfish
A diagonal black parallel line runs....read more
![ハマクマノミの写真](../../img/article/hamakumanomi-main_s.jpg)
Tomato clownfish
Clownfish with one line....read more
![ハンミョウの写真](../../img/article/hanmyo-main_s.jpg)
Tiger Beetle
A beetle with a beautiful metallic luster....read more
![フタスジタマガシラの写真](../../img/article/futasujitamagashira-main_s.jpg)
Two-lined monocle bream
Two lines running above the eye....read more
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W
![イチモンジチョウの写真](../../img/article/ichimonjicho-main_s.jpg)
White Admiral
A white strip that runs in a V shape....read more
![オオカマキリの写真](../../img/article/okamakiri-main_s.jpg)
Wolf mantis
Catch prey with sickles on front legs....read more
![オオハクチョウの写真](../../img/article/ohakucho-main_s.jpg)
Whooper swan
fairly large with wings open....read more
![オジロワシの写真](../../img/article/ojirowashi-main_s.jpg)
White-tailed eagle
Eagle with white tail feathers....read more
![クイナの写真](../../img/article/kuina-main_s.jpg)
Water Rail
A vigilant "walking bird"....read more
![タカブシギの写真](../../img/article/takabushigi-main_s.jpg)
Wood Sandpiper
Beautiful mottled pattern on wings....read more
![チュウシャクシギの写真](../../img/article/chushakushigi-main_s.jpg)
Whimbrel
Distinctive feature is the downward curved beak....read more
![ニリンソウの写真](../../img/article/nirinso-main_s.jpg)
wind flower
white flowers blooming in pairs....read more
![ハクセキレイの写真](../../img/article/hakusekirei-main_s.jpg)
White Wagtail
A familiar bird that raises and lowers its tail....read more
![ホウライヒメジの写真](../../img/article/horaihimeji-main_s.jpg)
Whitesaddle goatfish
Swimming in small groups near the bottom of the water....read more
![ミサゴの写真](../../img/article/misago-main_s.jpg)
Western Osprey
Strong legs to catch fish....read more
![ムクドリの写真](../../img/article/mukudori-main_s.jpg)
White-cheeked Starling
Has a thin orange beak....read more
Y
![オキゴンベの写真](../../img/article/okigonbe-main_s.jpg)
Yellow hawkfish
The tip of the dorsal fin spine is open....read more
![ツメナガセキレイの写真](../../img/article/tsumenagasekirei-main_s.jpg)
Yellow wagtail
Distinctive yellow eyebrows....read more
![ヒメウラナミジャノメの写真](../../img/article/himeuranamijanome-main_s.jpg)
Ypthima argus
Has a snake-like pattern....read more
![フエヤッコダイの写真](../../img/article/fueyakkodai-main_s.jpg)
Yellow longnose butterflyfish
Yellow body with long long snout...read more
![ミヤマホオジロの写真](../../img/article/miyamahoojiro-main_s.jpg)
Yellow-throated bunting
Bright yellow throat...read more
![ヤマブキベラの写真](../../img/article/yamabukibera-main_s.jpg)
Yellow-brown wrasse
Colorful body and shady head....read more