The purpose of this page is for those using Birds of East Asia to be able to report any additions and corrections, and to keep up-to-date with additions and changes.
Please e-mail any information concerning updates/corrections to me (markbrazil@world.email.ne.jp) and I will post the information here.
This is not the place for general comments or criticisms, but for constructive additional specific information concerning the text, maps or illustrations, that will help other users of the book. All information provided will then become available for, and be acknowledged in, any subsequent edition.
Species highlighted in yellow are new for a single country in the region.
Species highlighted in orange are new for the region.
Most recent updates to this page:
20110618
Plate 71 Snipes II
Wilson's Snipe
Included as "Extralimital", however, information has come to light showing that it breeds/has bred in Chukotka, northeast Russia.
Arkhipov V. Yu. (2009) The first record of Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago (g.) delicata) in Russia and comments on its taxonomic status. áééãéÉàóÖëäàâ ÜìêçÄãÚÓÏ 88 9: 1146-1149.
20110602
Plate 142 Waxwings and Tits I
Bohemian Waxwing
The text mistakenly states it has "white outer tips and yellow inner tips to primaries". To be corrected to read "yellow outer and white inner tips to primaries".
Plate 195 Robins, Redstarts and Shama
Black Redstart
The text contains a typographical error, and should read: L 14-15cm
20110601
Plate 46 Peregrine, Osprey, Baza and Honey-Buzzard
Osprey
The labels 'ad' and 'juv' have been transposed for the perching birds - to be corrected.
20110527
Alström P, Saitoh T, Williams D, Nishiumi I, Shigeta Y, Ueda K, Irestedt M, Björklund M, and Olsson U (2011) The Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis – three anciently separated cryptic species revealed. Ibis 153: 395-410.
This paper proposes that the Arctic Warber Phylloscopus borealis be split into three separate species: Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis (continental Eurasia and Alaska), Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus (Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Hokkaido and Kurile Islands), and Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas (Japan except Hokkaido) based on the congruent variation in mitochondrial DNA, morphology and vocalizations.
See also:
Takema S, Alström P, Nishiumi I, Shigeta Y, Williams D, Olsson U and Ueda K (2010) Old divergences in a boreal bird supports long-term survival through the Ice Ages. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10: 35 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/35
All three taxa occur in Japan, requiring text to be re-written and updated.
20110520
New species for Japan included:
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Imai A, Nomura A, Iozawa H, Ikenaga H (2011) The first record of Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea in Japan, on Yonaguni-jima, Okinawa Prefecture. Jpn J Ornithol 60: 110-113.
This paper describes and illustrates (photographs) the first record of this species in Japan, reported on Yonaguni-jima 13~17 April 2008.
"J" to be added to the title line for the species on p302.
201010
New species for Japan included:
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
Further details later.
200910
New species for the region of the book:
Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis
Haga H, & Nuka, T (2009) The first record of Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis in Japan. Jpn J Ornithol 58 (2): 206-207.
This paper describes and illustrates (photographs) the first record of this species in Japan (and also for East Asia) reported at Choshi, Chiba Prefecture on 5~6 May 2008.
New species for Japan included:
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Black-backed Kingfisher) Ceyx erithaca
Further details later.
1997
New species for the region of the book:
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Video'd by A Kamata on Iriomote-jima, 1 June 1997.
Does anyone know of a published reference to this record?
Thank you to Sander Bot for bringing this record to my attention.
2010 Changes made to the Plates in the 2nd Printing
Swinhoe's Pheasant
Page 36, the male Swinhoe's Pheasant image was corrected to show its bright coral red legs (not blue-grey), the female's were also corrected to a slightly brighter shade.
Dark-sided Flycatcher and Grey-streaked Flycatcher
Plate 202 made Dark-sided Flycatcher appear much larger than it should be compared with Grey-streaked. Re-scaled in the 2nd printing to the same size.
Plate 202, also corrected to show that Grey-streaked has longer primaries, with greater primary extension (essentially the depiction of the wing tips of the two species was reversed.)
Western Meadowlark
On plate 226, the Western Meadowlark was missing most of its black breast collar especially at the front; this was corrected.
2010 Changes made to the Distribution Maps in the 2nd Printing
Black Guillemot
Map updated to show use of major Polynia in winter off Chukotka
Northern Fulmar
The breeding area in the Kamchatkan/Chukotkan region added to the range map.
Sooty Shearwater
The summer distribution was shown as far too extensive in the Bering Sea; corrected.
Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
P88 map corrected, doesn't winter in the Bering Sea or northern Sea of Okhotsk.
Sabine's Gull
P216 map corrected, doesn't winter in the Bering Sea.
Arctic Redpoll
P468, range corrected to show its range extending as far east in Chukotka as the Bering Strait.
2010 Textual errors corrected in the 2nd Printing.
Page 6 "Figure 1. The region" corrected to: "Figure 1. The region" to bring it in line with the other figure title styles.
Page 13 "Figure 5. Topography of a small gull..." corrected to "Figure 6. Topography of a small gull..."
Page 58 Baikal Teal SD "E Chukotka" corrected to "W Chukotka"
Page 68 Common Goldeneye. In the SD section, "..., Chukotka and Kamchatka." corrected to read "..., Koryakia and Kamchatka."
Page 84 Short-tailed Shearwater. In SD, "Bering Sea in summer (May-Sep)..." corrected to "Bering Sea in summer (May-Oct)..."
Page 250 Ryukyu Green Pigeon Treron riukiuensis corrected to Ryukyu Green Pigeon Treron permagnus with necessary adjustments in SD and ID so that taxa begin T. p. ...