---
title: "Japanese Grosbeak"
description: "Eophona personata — Birds. The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/japanese-grosbeak
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Grosbeak

> Eophona personata — Birds. The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic.

- Scientific name: *Eophona personata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1816
- Wikidata: [Q1052029](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1052029)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10535](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10535)

## Names

- en: Japanese Grosbeak
- de: Maskenkernbeißer
- es: Picogordo Japonés
- fr: Gros-bec masqué
- nl: Maskerdikbek
- pt: Bico-grossudo-japonês
- pl: Grubodziób japoński

## Countries with the most observations

JP (427), CN (115), RU (52), TW (34), KR (28), HK (7), TH (5)

## Summary

The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic. It is also sometimes referred to as the Japanese or masked hawfinch due to superficial similarities to the well-known Eurasian species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_grosbeak

## Photo

![Japanese Grosbeak](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-grosbeak/medium.jpg)

Photo: bko · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/354035133

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-grosbeak?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).