Site Report: Kyoto - Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Bamboo trees, some mountains, and some temples on the outskirts of Kyoto.

2024-02-29: After the nightmare that is Higashiama, we woke up early to conquer another tourist trap, the bamboo forest. After injuring myself rushing for the 6:20AM train, we arrived to find that there were already a bunch of tourists. We walked around the hills and the neighborhood for a bit, but the people living here are clearly tired of all the tourists, and it was a bit difficult to find a path that wasn't "private property" or "keep out". All was not lost, however, as we ran into a troop of monkeys on the trail.

Kingdom: Animals (11 records)

Phylum: Chordates (11 records)

Class: Birds (10 records)

Order: Anseriformes (1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Order: Perching Birds (7 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius)
- Asian Tit (Parus cinereus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
- Family: White-eyes
- Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Primates (1 record)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)