Appendix 8.2 Bird species reported at Sok Kwu Wan
(Anon. 1995, Carey 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, Hong Kong Bird Watching
Society pers. comm., P. K. L. Lau pers.
comm., carey et al. 2001)
|
Common Name |
Latin name |
Status |
Abundance |
|
Chinese Pond Heron |
Ardeola
bacchus |
R |
CW |
|
Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus
ibis |
R |
CW |
|
Grey Heron |
Ardea
cinerea |
R |
CL |
|
Black-eared Kite |
Milvus
lineatus |
R |
CW |
|
White-bellied Sea Eagle |
Haliaeetus
leucogaster |
R |
CL |
|
Crested Goshawk |
Accipiter
trivirgatus |
R |
R |
|
Chinese Goshawk |
Accipiter
soloensis |
PM |
R |
|
Bonellis’ Eagle |
Hieraaetus
fasciatus |
R |
R |
|
Kestrel |
Falco
tinnunculus |
WV |
CL |
|
Little Stint |
Calidris
minuta |
PM |
R |
|
Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris
ferruginea |
PM |
CL |
|
Watercock |
Gallicrex
cinerea |
SV |
R |
|
Woodcock |
Scolopax
rusticola |
WV |
R |
|
Red-necked Phalarope |
Phalaropus
lobatus |
PM |
CL |
|
Spotted Dove |
Streptopelia
chinensis |
R |
CW |
|
Emerald Dove |
Chalcophaps
indica |
R |
R |
|
Indian Cuckoo |
Cuculus
micropterus |
SV |
CL |
|
Koel |
Eudynamis
scolopacea |
R |
CW |
|
Greater Coucal |
Centropus
sinensis |
R |
CW |
|
Lesser Coucal |
Centropus
bengalensis |
R |
CL |
|
Pacific Swift |
Apus
pacificus |
R PM |
CW |
|
House Swift |
Apus affinis |
R PM |
CW |
|
Barn Swallow |
Hirundo
rustica |
SV |
CW |
|
Pied Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis |
R |
CW |
|
Broad-billed Roller |
Eurystomus
orientalis |
PM |
R |
|
Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
OV |
VR |
|
Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla
flava |
PM WV |
CL |
|
Crested Bulbul |
Pycnonotus
jocosus |
R |
CW |
|
Chinese Bulbul |
Pycnonotus
sinensis |
R |
CW |
|
Red-vented Bulbul |
Pycnonotus
aurigaster |
R |
CW |
|
Daurian Redstart |
Phoenicurus
auroreus |
WV |
CL |
|
Magpie Robin |
Copsychus
saularis |
R |
CW |
|
Grey Bushchat |
Saxicola
ferrea |
WV |
VR |
|
Blue Rock Thrush |
Monticola
solitarius |
R |
CL |
|
Violet Whistling Thrush |
Myiophoneus
caeruleus |
R |
CW |
|
White’s Thrush |
Zoothera
dauma |
WV |
R |
|
Yellow-bellied Prinia |
Prinia
flaviventris |
R |
CW |
|
Common Tailorbird |
Orthotomus
sutorius |
R |
CW |
|
Hwamei |
Garrulax
canorus |
R |
CL |
|
Black-faced Laughing-thrush |
Garrulax
perspicillatus |
R |
CW |
|
Fork-tailed Sunbird |
Aethopyga
christinae |
R |
CL |
|
Japanese White-eye |
Zosterops
japonica |
R |
CW |
|
Rufous-backed Shrike |
Lanius
schach |
R |
CW |
|
Black Drongo |
Dicrurus
macrocercus |
SV |
CW |
|
Magpie |
Pica pica |
R |
CW |
|
Jungle Crow |
Corvus
macrorhynchus |
R |
CW |
|
Black-necked Starling |
Sturnus
nigricollis |
R |
CW |
|
Crested Myna |
Acridotheres
cristatellus |
R |
CW |
|
Hill Myna |
Gracula
religiosa |
I |
- |
|
White-backed Munia |
Lonchura
striata |
R |
CL |
Status: R = resident, PM =
passage migrant, SV = summer visitor, WV = winter visitor, OV = occasional
visitor, I = introduced. Abundance: CW
= Common and widespread, CL = Common/uncommon and localised, R = Uncommon/rare
and local (Viney et al. 1996). VR = very rare.