Revised Japanese Names for Avian Orders and Families. (1) Non-passerines, New Zealand Wrens and Suboscines

Abstract

. Japanese names are a useful tool for Japanese speakers to communicate sci-entifically about birds. However, over 30 years have already passed since the most influential book treating Japanese names for all modern birds （ Yamashina 1986 ） was published, since when the classification of birds has undergone major changes. Here we provide a revised list of Japanese names for order- and family-level taxa, which adopts the latest classification sys tem （ Gill & Donsker 2018