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China Is Open

China has opened again for all forms of tourism - wildlife enthusiasts can again include China as a travel destination, and 2023/24 has seen us welcome many biirding/mammal watching and butterfly friends.

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Sichuan, Yunnan and Qinghai specialist, the wildlife hotspots of China - with Sid Francis and Snow Leopard finder extrordinaire, Zeng Zhang (ZZ) - contact us at chengduuk@hotmail.com

 

 

SPECIES

 

1.         

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Bambusicola thoracica

2.         

Temminck's Tragopan

Tragopan temminckii

3.         

Silver Pheasant

Lophura nycthemera

4.         

Lady Amherst's Pheasant

Chrysolophus amherstiae

 

 

 

5.         

Speckled Piculet

Picumnus innominatus

6.         

Grey-capped woodpecker

Dendrocopos canicapillus

7.         

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos cathpharius

8.         

Darjeeling Woodpecker

Dendrocopos darjellensis

9.         

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

10.      

Bay Woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

 

 

 

11.      

Great Barbet

Megalaima virens

 

 

 

12.      

Large Hawk Cuckoo

Cuculus sparverioide

13.      

Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo

Cuculus nisicolor

14.      

Eurasian Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

15.      

Himalayan Cuckoo

Cuculus saturatus

16.      

Lesser Cuckoo

Cuculus poliocephalus

17.      

Asian Keol

Eudynamys scolopacea

18.      

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

 

 

 

19.      

Himalayan Swiftlet

Aerodramusbrevirostris

20.      

Salim Ali’s Swift

Apus salimalii

21.      

White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

 

 

 

22.      

Collared Scops Owl

Otus lettia

23.      

Oriental Scops Owl

Otus sunia

24.      

Asian Barred Owlet

Glaucidium cuculoides

25.      

Collared Owlet

Glaucidium brodiei

26.      

Himalayan Owl

Strix nivicolum

27.      

Pere David’s Owl

Strix davidi

28.      

Northern Boobok

Ninox japonica

 

 

 

29.      

Grey Nightjar

Caprimulgus jotaka

 

 

 

30.      

Speckled Wood Pigeon

Columba hodgsonii

31.      

Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon

Treron sphenura

 

 

 

32.      

Yellow – legged Buttonquail

Turnix tanki

 

 

 

33.      

Oriental Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

34.      

Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

35.      

Mountain Hawk Eagle

Spizaetus nipalensis

36.      

Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

37.      

Besra

Accipiter virgatus

38.      

Chinese Sparrowhawk

Accipiter soloensis

39.      

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

40.      

Crested Goshawk

Aquila chrysaetos

41.      

Grey-faced Buzzard

Butastur indicus

42.      

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrines

43.      

Black Baza

Aviceda leuphotes

 

 

 

44.      

Tiger shrike

Lanius tigrinus

45.      

Brown shrike

Lanius cristatus

46.      

Bull-headed Shrike

Lanius bucephalus

47.      

Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

 

 

 

48.      

Eurasian Jay

Perisoreus internigrans

49.      

Red-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa erythrorhyncha

50.      

Grey Treepie

Dendrocitta formosae

51.      

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

 

 

 

52.      

Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

 

 

 

53.      

Swinhoe's Minivet

Pericrocotus cantonensis

54.      

Long-tailed Minivet

Pericrocotus ethologus

 

 

 

55.      

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

56.      

Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

 

 

 

57.      

Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

 

 

 

58.      

Blue Whistling Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

59.      

Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

60.      

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush

Monticola rufiventris

61.      

Plain Backed Thrush

Zoothera mollissima

62.      

Chinese Blackbird

Turdus mandarinus

63.      

Grey-winged Blackbird

Turdus boulboul

64.      

Dusky Thrush

Turdus euonmus

65.      

Naumann’s Thrush

Turdus naumanni

 

 

 

66.      

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Rhinomyias brunneatus

67.      

Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

68.      

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa muttui

69.      

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Muscicapa ferruginea

70.      

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

Ficedula strophiata

71.      

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra

72.      

Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassina

73.      

Chinese Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis glaucicomans

74.      

Fujian Niltava

Niltava davidi

75.      

Vivid Niltava

Niltava vivida

 

 

 

76.      

Himalayan Bluetail

Tarsiger rufilatus

77.      

White-browed Bush Robin

Tarsiger indicus

78.      

Golden Bush Robin

Tarsiger chrysaeus

79.      

White-tailed Robin

Myiomela leucurum

80.      

White-browed Shortwing

Brachypteryx montana

 

 

 

81.      

White-bellied Redstart

Hodgsonius phoenicuroides

 

 

 

82.      

Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

83.      

White-capped Water-Redstart

Chaimarrornis leucocephal

84.      

Plumbeous Water-Redstart

Rhyacornis fuliginosus

 

 

 

85.      

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

 

 

 

86.      

Oriental Magpie Robin

Copsychus saularis

87.      

Purple Cochea

Cochoa purpurea

 

 

 

88.      

Little Forktail

Enicurus scouleri

89.      

Slaty-backed Forktail

Enicurus schistaceus

90.      

White-crowned Forktail

Enicurus leschenaulti

91.      

Spotted Forktail

Enicurus maculatus

 

 

 

92.      

Grey Bushchat

Saxicola ferrea

 

 

 

93.      

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

Sitta nagaensis

 

 

 

94.      

Hodgson's Treecreeper

Certhia hodgsoni

95.      

Sichuan Treecreeper

Certhia tianquanensis

 

 

 

96.      

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

 

 

 

97.      

Pere David’s Tit

Poecile davidi

98.      

Rufous-vented Tit

Periparus rubidiventris

99.      

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

100.   

Yellow-bellied Tit

Periparus venustulus

101.   

Grey-crested Tit

Lophophanes dichrous

102.   

Japanese Great Tit

Parus minor

103.   

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

104.   

Yellow-browed Tit

Sylviparus modestus

105.   

Black Throated Tit

Aegithalos concinnus

 

 

 

106.   

Fire-capped Tit

Cephalopyrus flammiceps

 

 

 

107.   

Asian House-Martin

Delichon dasypus

 

 

 

108.   

Collared Finchbill

Spizixos semitorques

109.   

Brown-breasted Bulbul

Pycnonotus xanthorrhous

110.   

Chinese Bulbul

Pycnonotus sinensis

111.   

Himalayan Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

112.   

Mountain Bulbul

Ixos mcclellandii

113.   

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

 

 

 

114.   

Plain Prinia

Prinia inornata

 

 

 

115.   

Brown-flanked Bush Warbler

Cettia fortipes

116.   

Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler

Cettia major

117.   

Aberrant Bush Warbler

Cettia flavolivaceus

118.   

Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler

Cettia acanthizoides

119.   

Grey-sided Bush Warbler

Cettia brunnifrons

120.   

Spotted Bush Warbler

Locustella thoracicus

121.   

Brown Bush Warbler

Locustella luteoventris

122.   

Russet Bush Warbler

Locustella seebohmi

123.   

Sichuan Bush Warbler

Locustella  chengi

 

 

 

124.   

Chesnut-headed Tesia

Tesia castaneocoronata

125.   

Grey-bellied Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

 

 

 

126.   

Buff-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus pulcher

127.   

Sichuan Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus forresti

128.   

Ashy-throated Warbler

Phylloscopus maculipennis

129.   

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

130.   

Large-billed Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus magnirostris

131.   

Emei Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus emeiensis

132.   

Kloss's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus ogilivie-grantii

133.   

Sulpher-breasted Warbler

Phylloscopus ricketti

134.   

Claudia's Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus claudia

 

 

 

135.   

White-spectacled Warbler

Seicercus affinis

136.   

Plain-tailed Warbler

Seicercus soror

137.   

Marten’s Warbler

Seicercus omeiensis

138.   

Bianch's Warbler

Seicercus valentine

139.   

Chestnut-crowned Warbler

Seicercus castaniceps

 

 

 

140.   

Rufous-faced Warbler

Abroscopus albogularis

 

 

 

141.   

Chestnut-flanked White-eye

Zosterops erythropleurus

142.   

Japanese White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

 

 

 

143.   

Moustached Laughingthrush

Garrulax cineraceus

144.   

Spotted Laughingthrush

Garrulax ocellatus

145.   

Buffy Laughingthrush

Garrulax berthemyi

146.   

White-throated Laughingthrush

Garrulax albogularis

147.   

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Garrulax pectoralis

148.   

Red-winged Laughingthrush

Garrulax formosus

149.   

White-browed Laughingthrush

Garrulax sannio

150.   

Black-faced Laughingthrush

Garrulax affinis

151.   

Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

152.   

Elliot's Laughingthrush

Garrulax elliotii

 

 

 

153.   

Emei Shan Liocichla

Liocichla omeiensis

 

 

 

154.   

Black-streaked scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus gravivox

155.   

Streak-throated Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus ruficollis

156.   

Pygmy Wren Babbler

Pnoepyga albiventer

157.   

Chinese Wren Babbler

Pnoepyga mutica

158.   

Bar-winged Wren Babbler

Spelaeornis troglodytoide

159.   

Streaked Barwing

Actinodura souliei

160.   

Black-capped Sibia

Heterophasia desgodinsi

161.   

Red-billed Leothrix

Leiothrix lutea

162.   

Blyth’s Shrike Babbler

Pteruthius flaviscapis

163.   

Green Shrike Babbler

Pteruthius xanthochlorus

164.   

Blue-winged Minla

Minla ignotincta

165.   

Red-tailed Minla

Minla cyanouroptera

 

 

 

166.   

Golden-breasted Fulvetta

Alcippe chrysotis

167.   

David’s Fulvetta

Alcippe davidi

168.   

Grey-hooded Fulvetta

Alcippe cinereiceps

169.   

Dusky Fulvetta

Alcippe brunnea

 

 

 

170.   

Black-chinned Yuhina

Yuhina nigrimenta

171.   

Stripe-throated Yuhina

Yuhina gularis

172.   

White-collared Yuhina

Yuhina diademata

173.   

Striated Yuhina

Yuhina castaniceps

 

 

 

174.   

Great Parrotbill

Conostoma aemodium

175.   

Brown Parrotbill

Paradoxornis unicolor

176.   

Three-toed Parrotbill

Paradoxornis paradoxus

177.   

Grey-headed Parrotbill

Paradoxornis gularis

178.   

Ashy-throated Parrotbill

Sinosuthora alphonsianus

179.   

Grey-hooded Parrotbill

Sinosuthora zappeyi

180.   

Golden Parrotbill

Suthora verreauxi

 

 

 

181.   

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum ignipectus

 

 

 

182.   

Mrs Gould's Sunbird

Aethopyga gouldiae

183.   

Forktailed Sunbird

Aethopyga christinae

 

 

 

184.   

Russet Sparrow

Passer rutilans

185.   

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

 

 

 

186.   

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

187.   

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

188.   

Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

 

 

 

189.   

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

 

 

 

190.   

Rufous-breasted Accentor

Prunella strophiata

191.   

Maroon-backed Accentor

Prunella immaculata

 

 

 

192.   

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

 

 

 

193.   

Grey-capped Greenfich

Carduelis sinica

194.   

Brown Bullfinch

Pyrrhula nipalensis

195.   

Grey-headed Bullfinch

Pyrrhula erythaca

196.   

Chinese Grosbeak

Eophona migratoria

197.   

Collared Grosbeak

Mycerobas affinis

198.   

White-winged Grosbeak

Mycerobas carnipes

199.   

Common Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

 

 

 

200.   

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

201.   

Blanford’s Rosefich

Carpodacus rubescens

202.   

Dark-breasted Rosefinch

Carpodacus nipalensis

203.   

Vinaceous Rosefinch

Carpodacus vinaceus

 

 

 

204.   

Slaty Bunting

Latoucheornis siemsseni

 

 

 

205.   

Elegant Bunting

Emberiza elegans

206.   

Little Bunting

Emberiza pusilla

 

 

 

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