Hong Kong
list
Grebes Podicepididae
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pelicans Pelicanidae
- Dalmation Pelican Pelcanus crispus
Cormorants Phalcrocacidae
- Great Cormoramnt Phalacrocorax carbo
Storks Ciconiidae
- Oriental White Stork Ciconia boyciana
Herons Ardeidae
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Little Green Heron Butroides striatus
- Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Bittern Butarus stellaris
- Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
- Great Egret Egretta alba
- Lesser Egret Egretta intermedia
- Little Heron Egretta garzetta
- Reef Egret Egretta sacra
- Cattle Egret Bubuculus ibis
Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae
- White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- European Spoonbill Platalea leucocorodia
- Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
Ducks Anatinae
- Wigeon Anas penelope
- Teal Anas crecca
- Falcated Teal Anas falcata
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchus
- Yellow-nib Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Pintail Anas acuta
- Shoveler Anas clypeata
- Gargeney Anas querquedula
- Tufted Duck Aythia fuligula
- Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Raptors Accipitriformes
- Black-eared Kite Milvus lineatus
- Brahminy Kite Halistur indicus
- White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus auruginousus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyanus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipeter gularis
- Crested Goshawk Accipeter trivirgatus
- Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
- Imperial Eagle Aquila haliaca
- Bonnelis Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Falcons Falconiformes
- Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Partridges and Pheasants Phasianidae
- Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
Rails and Crakes Rallidae
- Banded Rail Rallus striatus
- Coot Fulica atra
- White-breated Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Plovers Charadriidae
- Little Ringed Plover Charadius dubius
- Kentish Plover Charadius alexandrinus
- Greater Sand Plover Charadius leschenaultii
- Lesser Sand Plover Charadius mongolus
- Grey Plover Pluvialus squatorola
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialus fulva
Sandpipers Scolopacidae
- Great Knot Calidris tenuirostis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Temmincks Stint Calidris temmenickii
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris furruginea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynoryhnchus pygmaeus
- Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
- Ruff Philomachus pugnax
- Fantail Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Asiatic Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Grey-rumped Sandpiper Heteroscelus brevipes
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Curlew Numenius arquata
- Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascarensis
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Redshank Tringa tonatus
- Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glarcola
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Sandpiper Actinus hypoleucos
- Spotted Sandpiper Actinus macularia
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinerius
- Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Gulls Laridae
- Saunders Gull Larus saundersi
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostrus
Terns Sternidae
- Gull-billed Tern Gelocholidion nilotica
- Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias niger
Doves Columbidae
- Rock Dove Columb livia\
- Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
- Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Parakeets Psittaciformes
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea
- Rainbow Lorikeet Tricholglossus haemotodus
- Red Lory
- Budgiregar
Cuckoos Cuculidae
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Koel Eudynamis scolopacea
Owls Strigidae
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lempiji
Nightjars Caprimulgidae
- Japanese Nightjar Caprimungulus indicus
Swifts Apodidae
- Large White-rumped Swift Apus pacificus
- House Swift Apus affinus
Kingfishers Alcedinidae
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrensis
- Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Hoopoes Upupidae
Barbets Capitonidae
- Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Woodpeckers Picidae
Swallows Hirundinidae
- Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sand Martin (HK SP?) Riparia diluta
Pipits and Wagtails Motacillidae
- Richards Pipit Anthus novaseelandiae
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Cuckoo-Shrikes and Minivets Campepehagidae
- Grey-throated Minivet Pericrocutus solaris
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocutus flammeus
Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
- Crested Bulbul Pycnonotus jococus
- Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Chestnut Bulbul Hypsipetes castanotus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascarensis
Leafbirds Chloropidae
- Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis harwickii
Thrushes Turdidae (30)
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Siberian (Eastern) Stonechat Saxicola maura stejnegeri
- Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
- Rubythroat Luscinia calliope
- Magpie Robin Copsychus solaris
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitaria pandoo
- Red-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola solitaria phillipensus
- Violet Whistling Thrush Mycophoneus caeruleus
- Whites Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Grey Thrush Turdus cardis
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Brown Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
Warblers Sylvidae
- Short-tailed Bush Warbler Cettia squamieiceps
- Chinese Bush Warbler Cettia canturians
- Mountain Bush Warbler Cettia fortipes
- Fantail Warbler Cisticola juncidis
- Brown Wren Warbler Prinia subflava
- Yellow-bellied Wren Warbler Prinia flaviventris
- Eastern Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalus
- Blyth's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Pale-legged Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Long-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Flycatchers Muscicapidae
- Blue and White Flycatcher Cyanophila cyanomelana
- Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latriostris
- Grey-headed Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Black-naped Monarch Flycatcher Hypothymus azurea
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Tricolored Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- White-throated Fantail Flycatcher
Babbler Timaliinae
- Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhynchus ruficollis
- Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush Garrulax pectoralis
- Black-faced Laughing Thrush Garrulax perspicillatus
- Black-throated Laughing Thrush Garrulax chinensis
- White-cheeked Laughing Thrush Garrulax sannio
- Hwaimei Garrulax canorus
- Pekin Robin Leothrix lutea
- Silver-eared Mesia Leothrix argentareus
- White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
Long-tailed Tits Aegithalidae
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Red-headed Tit Aegithalos concinnus
Tits Paridae
- Great Tit Parus major
- Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus
Nuthatches Sittidae
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Sunbirds Nectariniidae
- Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
- Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
- Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
White-eyes Zosteropidae
- Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonica
Orioles Oriolidae
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Shrikes Laniidae (5)
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
Drongos Dicruridae (3)
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocerus
- Grey Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Crows and Jays Corvidae (19)
- Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrohyncha
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Treepie Crypsirina formosae
- Magpie Pica pica
- Jungle Crow Corvus macrohynchus
- Collared Crow Corvus torquatus
Starlings Sturnidae
- Silky Starling Sturnus sericeus
- Chinese Starling Sturnus chinensis
- Black-necked Starling Sturnus nigricollis
- Grey Starling Sturnus cinerceus
- Common Mynah Acridotheres tristus
- Crested Mynah Acridotheres cristatellus
Sparrows Passeridae
- Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Golden Bishop
- Yellow-fronted Canary
Munias
- Spotted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- White-backed Munia Lonchura naja
- White-headed Munia Lonchura striata
Finches Fringillidae
- Chinese Greenfinch Cardeulis sinica
Buntings Emberizidae
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Tristams Bunting Emberiza tristami
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Grey-headed Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Siberian Meadow Bunting Emberiza ciodes
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