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SOUTH CHINA IN WINTER 2005

POTENTIAL BIRD LIST

Key:

1 Common and widespread. We should see all of these species.

2 Fairly common. We should see the vast majority of these species.

3 Uncommon or local. We will only see a small proportion of these species

2	Japanese Quail	Coturnix japonica
2	Reeves's Pheasant	Syrmaticus reevesii
1	Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
3	Lady Amhurst's Pheasant	Chrysolophus amherstiae
3	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus
1	Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
2	Swan Goose	Anser cygnoides
2	'Tundra' Bean Goose	Anser fabalis serrirrostris
1	Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
3	Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus
3	Greylag Goose	Anser anser
2	Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus
1	Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea
2	Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
3	Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata
1	Gadwall	Anas strepera
1	Falcated Teal	Anas falcata
1	Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope
1	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
1	Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha
1	'Chinese' Spot-billed Duck	A. p. zonorhyncha
2	'Burmese' Spot-billed Duck	A. p. haringtoni
1	Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata
1	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
3	Garganey	Anas querquedula
2	Baikal Teal	Anas formosa
1	Common Teal	Anas crecca
3	Red-crested Pochard	Rhodonessa rufina
1	Common Pochard	Aythya ferina
2	Ferruginous Pochard	Aythya nyroca
3	Baer's Pochard	Aythya baeri
1	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
2	Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
2	Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
2	Smew	Mergellus albellus
3	Scaly-sided Merganser	Mergus squamatus
1	Common Merganser	Mergus merganser
2	Speckled Piculet	Picumnus innominatus
3	Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	Dendrocopos canicapillus
1	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
2	Grey-headed Woodpecker	Picus canus
2	Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops
1	Common Kingfisher	Alcedo meninting
1	White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
2	Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata
1	Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
2	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopacea
2	Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis
2	House Swift	Apus affinis
3	Eurasian Eagle Owl	Bubo bubo
2	Asian Barred Owlet	Glaucidium cuculoides
3	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
1	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
2	Oriental Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis
2	Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis
1	Siberian Crane	Grus leucogeranus
1	White-naped Crane	Grus vipio
3	Sandhill Crane	Grus canadensis
1	Common Crane	Grus grus
2	Hooded Crane	Grus monacha
1	Black-necked Crane	Grus nigricollis
1	Red-crowned Crane	Grus japonensis
3	Swinhoe's Crake	Coturnicops exquisitus
2	Slaty-breasted Rail	Rallus striatus
2	Brown Crake	Amaurornis akool
2	White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus
2	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
1	Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra
3	Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura
2	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
2	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
3	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
1	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata
3	Eastern Curlew	Numenius madagascariensis
1	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
2	Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
2	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
1	Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
2	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
2	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
1	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
2	Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris
2	Red Knot	Calidris canutus
2	Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis
3	Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
2	Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta
1	Dunlin	Calidris alpina
3	Ruff	Philomachus pugnax
3	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
2	Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
2	Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva
2	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
2	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
2	Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
2	Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus
1	Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus
3	Grey-headed Lapwing	Vanellus cinereus
3	Black-tailed Gull	Larus crassirostris
2	Mew Gull	Larus canus
2	Siberian Gull	Larus heuglini taimyrensis
3	Vega Gull	Larus vegae
2	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus cachinnans mongolicus
3	Pallas's Gull	Larus ichthyaetus
3	Brown-headed Gull	Larus brunnicephalus
1	Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus
1	Saunders's Gull	Larus saundersi
2	Relict Gull	Larus relictus
2	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
2	Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhyncus
2	Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus
2	Black Kite	Milvus migrans lineatus
2	White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla
3	Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus
1	Eastern Marsh Harrier	Circus spilonotus
1	Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
2	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
2	Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
1	Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
3	Upland Buzzard	Buteo hemilasius
3	Greater Spotted Eagle	Aquila clanga+C87
2	Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis
2	Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca
1	Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
2	Merlin	Falco columbarius
3	Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug
2	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
1	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
2	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
1	Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
1	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
1	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
1	Great Egret	Casmerodius albus
2	Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia
2	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
2	Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus
2	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
3	Yellow Bittern	Ixobrychus sinensis
2	Great Bittern	Botaurus stellaris
1	Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia
2	Black-faced Spoonbill	Platalea minor
2	Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus
2	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
1	Oriental Stork	Ciconia boyciana
1	Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach
2	Chinese Grey Shrike	Lanius sphenocercus
3	Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius
2	Red-billed Blue Magpie	Urocissa erythrorhyncha
2	Azure-winged Magpie	Cyanopica cyana
3	Grey Treepie	Dendrocitta formosae
1	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica
2	Daurian Jackdaw	Corvus dauuricus
2	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
2	Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos
2	Collared Crow	Corvus torquatus
1	Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotus ethologus
2	White-throated Fantail	Rhipidura albicollis
2	Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus
2	Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush	Monticola rufiventris
2	Blue Whistling Thrush	Myophonus caeruleus
3	Scaly Thrush	Zoothera dauma
2	Grey-backed Thrush	Turdus hortulorum
3	Japanese Thrush	Turdus cardis
1	Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula mandarinus
2	Chestnut Thrush	Turdus rubrocanus
2	Pale Thrush	Turdus pallidus
3	Brown-headed Thrush	Turdus chrysolaus
1	Rufous-tailed Thrush	Turdus naumanni
2	'Naumann's Thrush'	Turdus n. naumanni
1	'Dusky Thrush'	Turdus n. eunomus
2	Chinese Thrush	Turdus mupinensis
3	Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis
2	Siberian Rubythroat	Luscinia calliope
2	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
1	Orange-flanked Bush Robin	Tarsiger cyanurus
2	Golden Bush Robin	Tarsiger chrysaeus
2	Oriental Magpie Robin	Copsychus saularis
1	Daurian Redstart	Phoenicurus auroreus
2	Blue-fronted Redstart	Phoenicurus frontalis
3	Plumbeous Water Redstart	Rhyacornis fuliginosus
2	White-crowned Forktail	Enicurus leschenaulti
2	Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquata stejnegeri
2	Red-billed Starling	Sturnus sericeus
3	Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
2	White-cheeked Starling	Sturnus cineraceus
1	Black-collared Starling	Sturnus nigricollis
1	Crested Myna	Acridotheres cristatellus
2	Chestnut-vented Nuthatch	Sitta nagaensis
2	Chinese Penduline Tit	Remiz consobrinus
2	Marsh Tit	Parus palustris hypermelaena
1	Yellow-bellied Tit	Parus venustulus
1	Great Tit	Parus major
1	Green-backed Tit	Parus monticolus
2	Yellow-cheeked Tit	Parus spilonotus
2	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
1	Black-throated Tit	Aegithalos concinnus
2	Black-browed Tit	Aegithalos bonvaloti
2	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
3	Eurasian Crag Martin	Hirundo rupestris
1	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
2	Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica
1	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
2	Collared Finchbill	Spizixos semitorques
1	Brown-breasted Bulbul	Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
1	Light-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus sinensis
2	Sooty-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus aurigaster
3	Mountain Bulbul	Hypsipetes mcclellandii
3	Black Bulbul	Hypsipetes leucocephalus
1	Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
2	Bright-headed Cisticola	Cisticola exilis
2	Yellow-bellied Prinia	Prinia flaviventris
2	Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata
2	Oriental White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus
2	Japanese White-eye	Zosterops japonica
3	Chestnut-headed Tesia	Tesia castaneocoronata
2	Manchurian Bush Warbler	Cettia canturians
2	Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler	Cettia fortipes
2	Grey-sided Bush Warbler	Cettia brunnifrons
3	Russet Bush Warbler	Bradypterus seebohmi
2	Japanese Swamp Warbler	Locustella pryeri
3	Mountain Tailorbird	Orthotomus cuculatus
2	Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus
2	Buff-throated Warbler	Phylloscopus subaffinis
2	Buff-barred Warbler	Phylloscopus pulcher
1	Pallas's Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus
2	Lemon-rumped Warbler	Phylloscopus chloronotus
1	Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus
2	Masked Laughingthrush	Garrulax perspicillatus
2	Hwamei	Garrulax canorus
2	White-browed Laughingthrush	Garrulax sannio
2	Elliot's Laughingthrush	Garrulax elliotii
2	Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler	Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis
2	Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler	Pomatorhinus ruficollis
2	Pygmy Wren Babbler	Pnoepyga pusilla
3	Chinese Babax	Babax lanceolatus
3	Red-billed Leiothrix	Leiothrix lutea
2	White-browed Shrike Babbler	Pteruthius flaviscapis
2	Blue-winged Minla	Minla cyanouroptera
3	Red-tailed Minla	Minla ignotincta
1	Spectacled Fulvetta	Alcippe ruficapilla
2	Streak-throated Fulvetta	Alcippe cinereiceps
2	Rusty-capped Fulvetta	Alcippe dubia
2	Grey-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe morrisonia
2	White-collared Yuhina	Yuhina diademata
2	Vinous-throated Parrotbill	Paradoxornis webbianus
2	Ashy-throated Parrotbill	Paradoxornis alphonsianus
2	Reed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis heudei
2	Asian Short-toed Lark	Calandrella cheleensis
1	Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis
2	Oriental Skylark	Alauda gulgula
2	Fire-breasted Flowerpecker	Dicaeum ignipectus
2	Fork-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga christinae
2	Russet Sparrow	Passer rutilans
1	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
1	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
2	Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola
2	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
2	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
2	Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardii
2	Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni
2	Rosy Pipit	Anthus roseatus
2	Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta
1	Buff-bellied Pipit	Anthus rubescens japonicus
3	Maroon-backed Accentor	Prunella immaculata
2	White-rumped Munia	Lonchura striata
2	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata
2	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
2	Grey-capped Greenfinch	Carduelis sinica
2	Black-headed Greenfinch	Carduelis ambigua
3	Eurasian Siskin	Carduelis spinus
2	Vinaceous Rosefinch	Carpodacus vinaceus
2	Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
2	Yellow-billed Grosbeak	Eophona migratoria
2	Godlewski's Bunting	Emberiza godlewskii
2	Meadow Bunting	Emberiza cioides
3	Tristram's Bunting	Emberiza tristrami
2	Chestnut-eared Bunting	Emberiza fucata
2	Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla
3	Yellow-browed Bunting	Emberiza chrysophrys
2	Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica
2	Yellow-throated Bunting	Emberiza elegans
2	Black-faced Bunting	Emberiza spodocephala
1	Pallas's Bunting	Emberiza pallasi
2	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
2	Ochre-rumped Bunting	Emberiza yessoensis
2	Lapland Bunting	Emberiza lapponicus