This page links to brief writeups on a selection of birds I’ve come across in Hong Kong to serve as a reference for visitors and bird enthusiasts, focusing in particular on the bird’s distribution, conservation status, and evolutionary history, when possible, and notable behavioral observations.
This will likely be a long-term project, and is by no means complete, nor is it meant to be comprehensive, but is rather a way to express and share a deeper appreciation for the birds I’ve chased around Hong Kong over the years.
Monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Amur paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei)
Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Cyornis brunneatus)
Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
Collared Crow (Corvus pectoralis)
Hawks, eagles, and kites (Accipitridae)
Crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
Black kite (Milvus migrans lineatus)
Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae)
Black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos)
Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
Fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)
Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
Erpornis
White-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)
Leafbirds
Plovers and lapwings (Charadriidae)
Greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Gray-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
Common Greenshank (Tringa Nebularia)
Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
Pittas (Pittidae)
Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha)
