1. Loons

2. Grebes

3. Albatrosses

4. Shearwaters and petrels

5. Northern storm petrels

6. Tropicbirds

7. Boobies and gannets

8. Cormorants

9. Darters

10. Frigatebirds

11. Pelicans

12. Bitterns, herons and egrets

13. Ibises and spoonbills

14. Storks

15. Flamingos

16. Ducks, geese and swans

17. Osprey

18. Hawks, kites and eagles

19. Caracaras and falcons

20. Grouse

21. Pheasants and partridges

22. Cranes

23. Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots

24. Bustards

25. Buttonquails

26. Jacanas

27. Painted-snipe

28. Oystercatchers

29. Ibisbill

30. Avocets and stilts

31. Stone-curlews

32. Pratincoles and coursers

33. Plovers and lapwings

34. Sandpipers and allies

35. Skuas and jaegers

36. Gulls, terns, and skimmers

37. Auks, murres and puffins

38. Sandgrouse

39. Pigeons and doves

40. Old world parrots

41. Cuckoos and anis

42. Barn owls

43. Typical owls

44. Frogmouths

45. Nightjars

46. Swifts

47. Treeswifts

48. Trogons and quetzals

49. Kingfishers

50. Bee-eaters

51. Typical rollers

52. Hoopoes

53. Hornbills

54. Barbets

55. Honeyguides

56. Woodpeckers and allies

57. Broadbills

58. Pittas

59. Larks

60. Swallows and martins

61. Wagtails and pipits

62. Cuckooshrikes

63. Bulbuls

64. Kinglets

65. Leafbirds

66. Ioras

67. Waxwings

68. Dippers

69. Wrens

70. Accentors

71. Thrushes and allies

72. Cisticolas and allies

73. Cettid warblers

74. Locustellid warblers

75. Acrocephalid warblers

76. Phylloscopid warblers

77. Old World warblers

78. Old World flycatchers

79. Fantails

80. Fairy flycatchers

81. Monarch flycatchers

82. Laughingthrushes and allies

83. Cupwings

84. Ground babblers

85. Babblers

86. Vireos

87. Spotted elachura

88. Bearded reedling

89. Long-tailed tits

90. Chickadees and titmice

91. Nuthatches

92. Wallcreeper

93. Treecreepers

94. Penduline tits

95. Sunbirds and spiderhunters

96. Flowerpeckers

97. White-eyes

98. Old World orioles

99. Fairy-bluebirds

100. Shrikes

101. Woodshrikes

102. Drongos

103. Woodswallows

104. Crows, jays, ravens and magpies

105. Starlings

106. Weavers and allies

107. Waxbills and allies

108. Longspurs and arctic buntings

109. Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies

110. Siskins, crossbills and allies

111. Sparrows

112. See also

113. References

This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China include a total of 1314 species, of which 52 are endemic, two have been introduced by humans, and 56 species listed are accidental. Of these, 87 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for China.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in China
• (E) Endemic - a species native or restricted to China
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to China as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions

Loons

Loons, known as divers in Europe, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated. There are 5 species worldwide all of which occur in China.

• Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata
• Arctic loon, Gavia arctica
• Pacific loon, Gavia pacifica
• Common loon, Gavia immer
• Yellow-billed loon, Gavia adamsii (A)

Grebes

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in China.

• Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
• Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
• Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus
• Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Albatrosses

The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• Short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus (A)
• Black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes

Shearwaters and petrels

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

• Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (A)
• Tahiti petrel, Pterodroma rostrata
• Bonin petrel, Pterodroma hypoleuca
• Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii
• Streaked shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas

• Wedge-tailed shearwater, Ardenna pacificus
• Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus

Northern storm petrels

The northern storm petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

• Leach's storm petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa (A)
• Swinhoe's storm petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis

Tropicbirds

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

• Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus
• Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda
• White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus

Boobies and gannets

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

• Masked booby, Sula dactylatra
• Red-footed booby, Sula sula
• Brown booby, Sula leucogaster

Cormorants

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colorful.

• Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
• Japanese cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus
• Pelagic cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus
• Red-faced cormorant, Phalacrocorax urile (A)
• Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger

Darters

Darters are often called "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.

• Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster (A)

Frigatebirds

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

• Christmas frigatebird, Fregata andrewsi (A)
• Great frigatebird, Fregata minor
• Lesser frigatebird, Fregata ariel (A)

Pelicans

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

• Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
• Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus

Bitterns, herons and egrets

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

• Gray heron, Ardea cinerea
• White-bellied heron, Ardea insignis
• Great-billed heron, Ardea sumatrana
• Purple heron, Ardea purpurea

• Eastern great egret, Ardea alba modesta
• Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia
• Little egret, Egretta garzetta
• Chinese egret, Egretta eulophotes
• Pacific reef heron, Egretta sacra
• Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
• Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Striated heron, Butorides striata

• Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• White-eared night heron, Gorsachius magnificus
• Japanese night heron, Gorsachius goisagi
• Malayan night heron, Gorsachius melanolophus
• Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis
• Schrenck's bittern, Ixobrychus eurhythmus
• Cinnamon bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
• Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus (A)
• Black bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis
• Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris

Ibises and spoonbills

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. There are 36 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in China.

• Black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
• White-shouldered ibis, Pseudibis davisoni
• Crested ibis, Nipponia nippon
• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
• Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
• Black-faced spoonbill, Platalea minor

Storks

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

• Painted stork, Mycteria leucocephala
• Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans (A)
• Black stork, Ciconia nigra
• White stork, Ciconia ciconia (A)
• Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus
• Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana

• Lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus

Flamingos

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually {{convert|3|to|5|ft|m|1}} tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. There are 6 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Ducks, geese and swans

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

• Lesser whistling duck, Dendrocygna javanica
• Mute swan, Cygnus olor
• Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus

• Swan goose, Anser cygnoides
• Bean goose, Anser fabalis
• Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
• Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus
• Greylag goose, Anser anser
• Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
• Snow goose, Anser caerulescens (A)
• Brant, Branta bernicla
• Canada goose, Branta canadensis
• Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis (A)
• Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
• Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
• Knob-billed duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
• Cotton pygmy goose, Nettapus coromandelianus
• Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata
• Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
• Falcated duck, Mareca falcata
• Gadwall, Mareca strepera
• Baikal teal, Sibirionetta formosa
• Green-winged teal, Anas carolinensis (A)
• Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Spot-billed duck, Anas poecilorhyncha
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta
• Garganey, Spatula querquedula
• Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
• Marbled teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris
• Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
• Common pochard, Aythya ferina
• Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca
• Baer's pochard, Aythya baeri
• Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
• Greater scaup, Aythya marila
• Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri (A)

• Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
• Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
• Black scoter, Melanitta americana (A)
• Velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca
• White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi
• Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
• Smew, Mergellus albellus
• Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
• Common merganser, Mergus merganser
• Scaly-sided merganser, Mergus squamatus
• White-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala

Osprey

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, kites and eagles

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

• Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni
• Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes
• European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus (A)
• Crested honey buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
• Black kite, Milvus migrans
• Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus
• White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
• Pallas's fish eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus
• White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Steller's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus (A)
• Lesser fish eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis (A)
• Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus
• White-rumped vulture, Gyps bengalensis (possibly extinct in China)
• Himalayan griffon, Gyps himalayensis
• Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus
• Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus (possibly extinct in China)
• Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus (A)
• Short-toed snake eagle, Circaetus gallicus
• Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
• Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
• Eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus
• Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
• Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
• Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
• Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
• Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
• Shikra, Accipiter badius
• Chinese goshawk, Accipiter soloensis
• Japanese sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis
• Besra, Accipiter virgatus
• Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
• Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
• White-eyed buzzard, Butastur teesa
• Rufous-winged buzzard, Butastur liventer
• Gray-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
• Himalayan buzzard, Buteo burmanicus
• Eastern buzzard, Buteo japonicus
• Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus
• Upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
• Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus
• Black eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga
• Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
• Imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca
• Gurney's eagle, Aquila gurneyi
• Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciata
• Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
• Rufous-bellied eagle, Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Mountain hawk-eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis

Caracaras and falcons

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. There are 62 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in China.

• Collared falconet, Microhierax caerulescens
• Pied falconet, Microhierax melanoleucus
• Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni
• Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus
• Amur falcon, Falco amurensis
• Merlin, Falco columbarius
• Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo
• Oriental hobby, Falco severus
• Saker falcon, Falco cherrug
• Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
• Barbary falcon, Falco pelegrinoides
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Grouse

Grouse are game birds, similar to quails and partridges. There are 8 species which have been recorded in China.

• Siberian grouse, Dendragapus falcipennis
• Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus
• Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta
• Black-billed capercaillie, Tetrao urogalloides
• Western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
• Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix
• Hazel grouse, Bonasa bonasia
• Severtzov's grouse, Bonasa sewerzowi (E)

Pheasants and partridges

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. There are 52 species which have been recorded in China. China has the greatest diversity of pheasants of any country.

• Snow partridge, Lerwa lerwa
• Verreaux's partridge, Tetraophasis obscurus (E)
• Szecheny's partridge, Tetraophasis szechenyii
• Altai snowcock, Tetraogallus altaicus
• Tibetan snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus
• Himalayan snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis
• Chukar, Alectoris chukar
• Przevalski's partridge, Alectoris magna (E)
• Chinese francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus
• Gray partridge, Perdix perdix
• Daurian partridge, Perdix dauurica
• Tibetan partridge, Perdix hodgsoniae
• Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica
• Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
• Blue-breasted quail, Coturnix chinensis
• Hill partridge, Arborophila torqueola
• Sichuan partridge, Arborophila rufipectus (E)
• Chestnut-breasted partridge, Arborophila mandellii
• White-necklaced partridge, Arborophila gingica (E)

• Rufous-throated partridge, Arborophila rufogularis
• White-cheeked partridge, Arborophila atrogularis
• Hainan partridge, Arborophila ardens (E)
• Bar-backed partridge, Arborophila brunneopectus
• Scaly-breasted partridge, Arborophila chloropus
• Chestnut-necklaced partridge, Arborophila charltonii
• Mountain bamboo-partridge, Bambusicola fytchii
• Chinese bamboo-partridge, Bambusicola thoracica
• Blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus
• Western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus
• Satyr tragopan, Tragopan satyra
• Blyth's tragopan, Tragopan blythii
• Temminck's tragopan, Tragopan temminckii
• Cabot's tragopan, Tragopan caboti (E)
• Koklass pheasant, Pucrasia macrolopha
• Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus
• Sclater's monal, Lophophorus sclateri
• Chinese monal, Lophophorus lhuysii (E)
• Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
• Kalij pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos
• Silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera
• White eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon crossoptilon
• Brown eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum (E)
• Blue eared-pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum (E)
• Elliot's pheasant, Syrmaticus ellioti (E)

• Hume's pheasant, Syrmaticus humiae
• Reeves's pheasant, Syrmaticus reevesii (E)
• Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus (E)
• Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae
• Gray peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum
• Hainan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron katsumatae
• Green peafowl, Pavo muticus

Cranes

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". There are 15 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in China. China has the greatest diversity of cranes of any country.

• Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo
• Siberian crane, Grus leucogeranus
• Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis (A)
• Sarus crane, Grus antigone
• White-naped crane, Grus vipio
• Common crane, Grus grus
• Hooded crane, Grus monacha
• Black-necked crane, Grus nigricollis
• Red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis

Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

• Swinhoe's rail, Coturnicops exquisitus
• Red-legged crake, Rallina fasciata (A)
• Slaty-legged crake, Rallina eurizonoides
• Slaty-breasted rail, Lewinia striata
• Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
• Brown-cheeked rail, Rallus indicus
• Corn crake, Crex crex
• Brown crake, Amaurornis akool
• White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Black-tailed crake, Amaurornis bicolor
• Little crake, Porzana parva
• Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla
• Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
• Ruddy-breasted crake, Porzana fusca
• Band-bellied crake, Porzana paykullii
• Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea
• Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus
• Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot, Fulica atra

Bustards

Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

• Great bustard, Otis tarda
• Macqueen's bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii
• Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax

Buttonquails

The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

• Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvatica
• Yellow-legged buttonquail, Turnix tanki
• Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator

Jacanas

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. There 8 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus
• Bronze-winged jacana, Metopidius indicus

Painted-snipe

Painted-snipe are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly colored.

• Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Oystercatchers

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are 11 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Ibisbill

The ibisbill is related to the waders, but is sufficiently distinctive to be a family unto itself. The adult is gray with a white belly, red legs, a long down curved bill, and a black face and breast band.

• Ibisbill, Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Avocets and stilts

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
• Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta

Stone-curlews

The stone-curlews are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

• Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus
• Indian stone-curlew, Burhinus indicus
• Great stone-curlew, Esacus recurvirostris

Pratincoles and coursers

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards. There are 17 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
• Oriental pratincole, Glareola maldivarum
• Small pratincole, Glareola lactea

Plovers and lapwings

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. There are 66 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in China.

• Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
• River lapwing, Vanellus duvaucelii
• Gray-headed lapwing, Vanellus cinereus
• Red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus
• Sociable lapwing, Vanellus gregarius (A)
• Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva
• American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica
• Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula (A)
• Long-billed plover, Charadrius placidus
• Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
• Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
• Malaysian plover, Charadrius peronii
• Lesser sandplover, Charadrius mongolus
• Greater sandplover, Charadrius leschenaultii
• Caspian plover, Charadrius asiaticus
• Oriental plover, Charadrius veredus
• Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus

Sandpipers and allies

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

• Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
• Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
• Solitary snipe, Gallinago solitaria
• Latham's snipe, Gallinago hardwickii (A)
• Wood snipe, Gallinago nemoricola
• Pintail snipe, Gallinago stenura
• Swinhoe's snipe, Gallinago megala
• Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
• Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (A)
• Asian dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus
• Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
• Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica
• Little curlew, Numenius minutus
• Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata
• Far Eastern curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
• Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
• Common redshank, Tringa totanus
• Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
• Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
• Nordmann's greenshank, Tringa guttifer
• Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
• Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
• Gray-tailed tattler, Tringa brevipes
• Wandering tattler, Tringa incana (A)
• Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
• Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
• Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
• Great knot, Calidris tenuirostris
• Red knot, Calidris canutus
• Sanderling, Calidris alba
• Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri (A)
• Red-necked stint, Calidris ruficollis
• Little stint, Calidris minuta
• Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii
• Long-toed stint, Calidris subminuta
• Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (A)
• Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata
• Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin, Calidris alpina
• Rock sandpiper, Calidris ptilocnemis (A)
• Spoon-billed sandpiper, Calidris pygmeus
• Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus
• Ruff, Calidris pugnax
• Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
• Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (A)

Skuas and jaegers

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. There are 7 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (A)
• Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
• Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (A)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.

• Black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Common gull, Larus canus
• Glaucous-winged gull, Larus glaucescens (A)
• Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus
• Herring gull, Larus argentatus
• Heuglin's gull, Larus heuglini
• Vega gull, Larus vegae
• Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
• Slaty-backed gull, Larus schistisagus (A)
• Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
• Relict gull, Ichthyaetus relictus
• Brown-headed gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
• Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
• Saunders's gull, Chroicocephalus saundersi
• Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (A)
• Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus (A)
• Ross's gull, Rhodostethia rosea (A)
• Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
• Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
• Lesser crested tern, Thalasseus bengalensis (A)
• Chinese crested tern, Thalasseus bernsteini
• Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii
• River tern, Sterna aurantia
• Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii
• Black-naped tern, Sterna sumatrana
• Common tern, Sterna hirundo
• Black-bellied tern, Sterna acuticauda
• Little tern, Sternula albifrons
• Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
• Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus
• Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
• White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
• Black tern, Chlidonias niger
• Brown noddy, Anous stolidus
• White tern, Gygis alba
• Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis (A)

Auks, murres and puffins

Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colors, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins and differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest. There are 24 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in China.

• Marbled murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus
• Long-billed murrelet, Brachyramphus perdix
• Ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus
• Japanese murrelet, Synthliboramphus wumizusume
• Rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata

Sandgrouse

Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes. There are 16 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• Tibetan sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes tibetanus
• Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus
• Black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis

Pigeons and doves

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

• Rock pigeon, Columba livia
• Hill pigeon, Columba rupestris
• Snow pigeon, Columba leuconota
• Stock dove, Columba oenas
• Yellow-eyed pigeon, Columba eversmanni
• Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
• Speckled wood pigeon, Columba hodgsonii
• Ashy wood pigeon, Columba pulchricollis
• Pale-capped pigeon, Columba punicea
• Japanese wood pigeon, Columba janthina
• European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur
• Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
• Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Red collared-dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Spotted dove, Spilopelia chinensis
• Laughing dove, Spilopelia senegalensis
• Barred cuckoo-dove, Macropygia unchall
• Little cuckoo-dove, Macropygia ruficeps
• Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
• Orange-breasted green pigeon, Treron bicincta
• Ashy-headed green pigeon, Treron phayrei
• Thick-billed green pigeon, Treron curvirostra
• Yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron phoenicoptera
• Pin-tailed green pigeon, Treron apicauda
• Wedge-tailed green pigeon, Treron sphenura
• White-bellied green pigeon, Treron sieboldii
• Whistling green pigeon, Treron formosae
• Black-chinned fruit-dove, Ptilinopus leclancheri
• Green imperial pigeon, Ducula aenea
• Mountain imperial pigeon, Ducula badia

Old world parrots

• Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria
• Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri (I)
• Slaty-headed parakeet, Psittacula himalayana
• Gray-headed parakeet, Psittacula finschii
• Blossom-headed parakeet, Psittacula roseata
• Derbyan parakeet, Psittacula derbiana
• Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri
• Vernal hanging parrot, Loriculus vernalis

Cuckoos and anis

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.

• Pied cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus
• Chestnut-winged cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
• Large hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx sparverioides
• Common hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx varius
• Malaysian hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx fugax
• Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx nisicolor
• Rufous hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx hyperythrus
• Indian cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
• Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
• Oriental cuckoo, Cuculus optatus

• Himalayan cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus
• Lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
• Banded bay cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii
• Plaintive cuckoo, Cacomantis merulinus
• Asian emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx maculatus
• Violet cuckoo, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
• Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris
• Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus dicruroides
• Asian koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
• Green-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis
• Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
• Lesser coucal, Centropus bengalensis

Barn owls

Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

• Australasian grass owl, Tyto longimembris
• Barn owl, Tyto alba
• Oriental bay owl, Phodilus badius

Typical owls

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

• Mountain scops owl, Otus spilocephalus
• Collared scops owl, Otus lettia
• Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques
• Sunda scops owl, Otus lempiji
• Pallid scops owl, Otus brucei
• Eurasian scops owl, Otus scops
• Oriental scops owl, Otus sunia
• Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo
• Spot-bellied eagle-owl, Bubo nipalensis
• Dusky eagle-owl, Bubo coromandus (A)
• Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus
• Blakiston's fish owl, Ketupa blakistoni
• Brown fish owl, Ketupa zeylonensis
• Tawny fish owl, Ketupa flavipes
• Brown wood owl, Strix leptogrammica
• Tawny owl, Strix aluco
• Himalayan owl, Strix nivicolum
• Ural owl, Strix uralensis
• Pere David's owl, Strix davidi (E)
• Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa
• Northern hawk-owl, Surnia ulula
• Eurasian pygmy owl, Glaucidium passerinum
• Collared owlet, Glaucidium brodiei
• Asian barred owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides
• Spotted owlet, Athene brama
• Little owl, Athene noctua
• Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus
• Brown hawk-owl, Ninox scutulata
• Northern boobook, Ninox japonica
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus

Frogmouths

The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects. There are 12 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Hodgson's frogmouth, Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Nightjars

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

• Great eared-nightjar, Eurostopodus macrotis
• Grey nightjar, Caprimulgus jotaka
• Eurasian nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
• Egyptian nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius
• Vaurie's nightjar, Caprimulgus centralasicus (E)
• Large-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus
• Savanna nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis

Swifts

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. There are 12 species which occur in China.

• Himalayan swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris
• Indochinese swiftlet, Aerodramus rogersi
• Black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus
• White-throated needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus
• Silver-backed needletail, Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• Asian palm-swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Common swift, Apus apus
• Pacific swift, Apus pacificus
• Salim Ali's swift, Apus salimalii
• Cook's swift, Apus cooki
• Little swift, Apus affinis
• House swift, Apus nipalensis

Treeswifts

The treeswifts, also called crested swifts, are closely related to the true swifts. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Crested treeswift, Hemiprocne coronata

Trogons and quetzals

The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colorful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. There are 33 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• Red-headed trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus
• Orange-breasted trogon, Harpactes oreskios
• Ward's trogon, Harpactes wardi

Kingfishers

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in China.

• Blyth's kingfisher, Alcedo hercules
• Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Blue-eared kingfisher, Alcedo meninting
• Black-backed kingfisher, Ceyx erithacus
• Stork-billed kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis
• Ruddy kingfisher, Halcyon coromanda
• White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
• Black-capped kingfisher, Halcyon pileata
• Collared kingfisher, Todirhamphus chloris
• Crested kingfisher, Megaceryle lugubris
• Pied kingfisher, Ceryle rudis

Bee-eaters

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar. There are 26 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in China.

• Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
• Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis
• Blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis
• Blue-tailed bee-eater, Merops philippinus
• European bee-eater, Merops apiaster
• Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti

Typical rollers

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colorful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not. There are 12 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• European roller, Coracias garrulus
• Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis
• Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis

Hoopoes

Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink coloring with a long crest on their head, the plumage of which sweeps backward at rest but can be flexed to an erect position. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Hornbills

Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly colored.

• Oriental pied hornbill, Anthracoceros albirostris
• Great hornbill, Buceros bicornis
• Austen's brown hornbill, Anorrhinus austeni
• Rufous-necked hornbill, Aceros nipalensis
• Wreathed hornbill, Rhyticeros undulatus

Barbets

The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly colored.

• Great barbet, Psilopogon virens
• Lineated barbet, Psilopogon lineatus
• Green-eared barbet, Psilopogon faiostrictus
• Golden-throated barbet, Psilopogon franklinii
• Chinese barbet, Psilopogon faber
• Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus
• Blue-eared barbet, Psilopogon duvaucelii
• Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus

Honeyguides

Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax. They are named for the greater honeyguide which leads traditional honey-hunters to bees' nests and, after the hunters have harvested the honey, feeds on the remaining contents of the hive. There are 17 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Yellow-rumped honeyguide, Indicator xanthonotus

Woodpeckers and allies

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

• Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
• Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
• White-browed piculet, Sasia ochracea
• Grey-capped woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus
• Pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus kizuki
• Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor
• Crimson-breasted woodpecker, Dryobates cathpharius
• Stripe-breasted woodpecker, Dendrocopos atratus
• Rufous-bellied woodpecker, Dendrocopos hyperythrus
• Darjeeling woodpecker, Dendrocopos darjellensis
• White-backed woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos
• Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
• White-winged woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucopterus
• Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
• Rufous woodpecker, Micropternus brachyurus
• White-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
• Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
• Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
• Laced woodpecker, Picus vittatus
• Streak-throated woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus
• Scaly-bellied woodpecker, Picus squamatus
• Red-collared woodpecker, Picus rabieri (A)
• Gray-faced woodpecker, Picus canus
• Greater yellownape, Chrysophlegma flavinucha
• Himalayan flameback, Dinopium shorii
• Common flameback, Dinopium javanense
• Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
• Pale-headed woodpecker, Gecinulus grantia
• Bay woodpecker, Blythipicus pyrrhotis
• Great slaty woodpecker, Mulleripicus pulverulentus

Broadbills

The broadbills are small, brightly colored birds, which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests. There are 15 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• Long-tailed broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae
• Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus lunatus

Pittas

Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards and are stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills. Many, but not all, are brightly colored. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrates.

• Eared pitta, Hydrornis phayrei
• Blue-naped pitta, Hydrornis nipalensis
• Blue-rumped pitta, Hydrornis soror
• Rusty-naped pitta, Hydrornis oatesi
• Blue pitta, Hydrornis cyanea
• Hooded pitta, Pitta sordida
• Indian pitta, Pitta brachyura
• Fairy pitta, Pitta nympha
• Blue-winged pitta, Pitta moluccensis

Larks

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

• Australasian bushlark, Mirafra javanica
• Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata
• Tibetan lark, Melanocorypha maxima
• Mongolian lark, Melanocorypha mongolica
• Black lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (A)
• Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
• Mongolian short-toed lark, Calandrella dukhunensis
• Hume's short-toed lark, Calandrella acutirostris
• Red-capped lark, Calandrella cinerea
• Asian short-toed lark, Alaudala cheleensis
• Sand lark, Alaudala raytal
• Crested lark, Galerida cristata
• Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
• Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula
• White-winged lark, Alauda leucoptera (A)
• Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris

Swallows and martins

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in China.

• Sand martin, Riparia riparia
• Pale martin, Riparia diluta
• Grey-throated martin, Riparia chinensis
• Eurasian crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Dusky crag martin, Ptyonoprogne concolor (A)
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica
• Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
• Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
• Striated swallow, Cecropis striolata
• Common house martin, Delichon urbica
• Asian house martin, Delichon dasypus
• Nepal house martin, Delichon nipalensis

Wagtails and pipits

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in China.

• Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
• White wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Black-backed wagtail, Motacilla lugens
• Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
• Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola
• Western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Eastern yellow wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis
• Gray wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Oriental pipit, Anthus rufulus
• Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi
• Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
• Blyth's pipit, Anthus godlewskii
• Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
• Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
• Pechora pipit, Anthus gustavi
• Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
• Rosy pipit, Anthus roseatus
• Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta
• Upland pipit, Anthus sylvanus
• American pipit, Anthus rubescens

Cuckooshrikes

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly grayish with white and black, although some species are brightly colored.

• Large cuckooshrike, Coracina macei
• Black-faced cuckooshrike, Coracina novaehollandiae
• Black-winged cuckooshrike, Coracina melaschistos
• Rosy minivet, Pericrocotus roseus
• Brown-rumped minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis
• Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
• Long-tailed minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
• Short-billed minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris
• Scarlet minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus
• Gray-chinned minivet, Pericrocotus solaris

Bulbuls

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colorful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

• Crested finchbill, Spizixos canifrons
• Collared finchbill, Spizixos semitorques
• Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius atriceps
• Black-crested bulbul, Rubigula flaviventris
• Striated bulbul, Pycnonotus striatus
• Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
• Brown-breasted bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
• Light-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus sinensis

• Red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer
• Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster
• Stripe-throated bulbul, Pycnonotus finlaysoni
• Flavescent bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens
• White-throated bulbul, Alophoixus flaveolus
• Puff-throated bulbul, Alophoixus pallidus
• Gray-eyed bulbul, Iole propinqua
• Brown-eared bulbul, Ixos amaurotis
• Mountain bulbul, Ixos mcclellandii
• Ashy bulbul, Hemixos flavala
• Chestnut bulbul, Hemixos castanonotus
• Black bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Kinglets

The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice. There are 7 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

Leafbirds

The leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows. There are 8 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
• Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
• Orange-bellied leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii

Ioras

The ioras are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens. There are 4 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
• Great iora, Aegithina lafresnayei

Waxwings

The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter. There are 3 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
• Japanese waxwing, Bombycilla japonica

Dippers

Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements. There are 5 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus
• Brown dipper, Cinclus pallasii

Wrens

The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous. There are 80 species worldwide (of which all but one are New World species) and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

Accentors

The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows. There are 13 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in China.

• Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
• Himalayan accentor, Prunella himalayana
• Robin accentor, Prunella rubeculoides
• Rufous-breasted accentor, Prunella strophiata
• Siberian accentor, Prunella montanella
• Brown accentor, Prunella fulvescens
• Black-throated accentor, Prunella atrogularis
• Mongolian accentor, Prunella koslowi
• Maroon-backed accentor, Prunella immaculata

Thrushes and allies

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

• Orange-headed thrush, Geokichla citrina
• Siberian thrush, Geokichla sibirica
• Alpine thrush, Zoothera mollissima
• Himalayan thrush, Zoothera salimalii
• Sichuan thrush, Zoothera griseiceps
• Long-tailed thrush, Zoothera dixoni
• Scaly thrush, Zoothera dauma
• Dark-sided thrush, Zoothera marginata
• Gray-backed thrush, Turdus hortulorum
• Tickell's thrush, Turdus unicolor
• Black-breasted thrush, Turdus dissimilis
• Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis
• White-collared blackbird, Turdus albocinctus
• Gray-winged blackbird, Turdus boulboul
• Tibetan blackbird, Turdus maximus
• Chinese blackbird, Turdus mandarinus
• Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
• Island thrush, Turdus poliocephalus
• Chestnut thrush, Turdus rubrocanus
• White-backed thrush, Turdus kessleri
• Gray-sided thrush, Turdus feae
• Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus
• Pale thrush, Turdus pallidus
• Brown-headed thrush, Turdus chrysolaus
• Dark-throated thrush, Turdus ruficollis
• Dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni
• Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
• Redwing, Turdus iliacus
• Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
• Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus
• Chinese thrush, Otocichla mupinensis
• Grandala, Grandala coelicolor

Cisticolas and allies

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or gray appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

• Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
• Golden-headed cisticola, Cisticola exilis
• Striated prinia, Prinia criniger
• Brown prinia, Prinia polychroa
• Hill prinia, Prinia superciliaris
• Black-throated prinia, Prinia atrogularis
• Rufescent prinia, Prinia rufescens
• Gray-breasted prinia, Prinia hodgsonii
• Yellow-bellied prinia, Prinia flaviventris
• Plain prinia, Prinia inornata
• Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius
• Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis

Cettid warblers

• Slaty-bellied tesia, Tesia olivea
• Gray-bellied tesia, Tesia cyaniventer
• Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps
• Pale-footed bush warbler, Urosphena pallidipes (A)
• Manchurian bush warbler, Horornis borealis
• Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Brown-flanked bush warbler, Horornis fortipes
• Aberrant bush warbler, Horornis flavolivacea
• Yellow-bellied bush warbler, Horornis acanthizoides
• Hume's bush warbler, Horornis brunnescens
• Chestnut-crowned bush warbler, Cettia major
• Chestnut-headed tesia, Cettia castaneocoronata
• Gray-sided bush warbler, Cettia brunnifrons
• Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti
• Broad-billed warbler, Tickellia hodgsoni
• Rufous-faced warbler, Abroscopus albogularis
• Yellow-bellied warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris
• Black-faced warbler, Abroscopus schisticeps
• Mountain tailorbird, Phyllergates cuculatus

Locustellid warblers

• Spotted bush warbler, Locustella thoracica
• Long-billed bush warbler, Locustella major
• Chinese bush warbler, Locustella tacsanowskia
• Baikal bush warbler, Locustella davidi
• Russet bush warbler, Locustella mandelli
• Brown bush warbler, Locustella luteoventris
• Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata
• Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia
• Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Locustella certhiola
• Middendorff's grasshopper warbler, Locustella ochotensis
• Pleske's warbler, Locustella pleskei
• Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides
• Gray's warbler, Locustella fasciolata
• Marsh grassbird, Locustella pryeri
• Striated grassbird, Megalurus palustris

Acrocephalid warblers

• Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Streaked reed warbler, Acrocephalus sorghophilus
• Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
• Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
• Blunt-winged warbler, Acrocephalus concinens
• Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
• Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis
• Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
• Thick-billed warbler, Arundinax aedon
• Booted warbler, Iduna caligata
• Sykes's warbler, Iduna rama
• Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida

Phylloscopid warblers

• Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
• Mountain chiffchaff, Phylloscopus sindianus
• Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (A)
• Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Smoky warbler, Phylloscopus fuligiventer
• Tickell's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus affinis
• Alpine leaf warbler, Phylloscopus occisinensis (E)
• Buff-throated warbler, Phylloscopus subaffinis
• Sulphur-bellied warbler, Phylloscopus griseolus
• Yellow-streaked warbler, Phylloscopus armandii
• Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
• Buff-barred warbler, Phylloscopus pulcher
• Ashy-throated warbler, Phylloscopus maculipennis
• Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
• Gansu leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus kansuensis (E)
• Pale-rumped warbler, Phylloscopus chloronotus
• Sichuan leaf warbler, Phylloscopus forresti
• Chinese leaf warbler, Phylloscopus yunnanensis
• Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
• Hume's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus humei
• Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
• Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Pale-legged leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes
• Large-billed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus magnirostris
• Western crowned leaf warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis
• Eastern crowned leaf warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus
• Blyth's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus reguloides
• Hartert's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus goodsoni (E)
• Claudia's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus claudiae (E)
• Hainan leaf warbler, Phylloscopus hainanus (E)
• Emei leaf warbler, Phylloscopus emeiensis (E)
• Davison's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus intensior
• Kloss's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus ogilviegranti
• Yellow-vented warbler, Phylloscopus cantator
• Sulphur-breasted warbler, Phylloscopus ricketti
• Limestone leaf warbler, Phylloscopus calciatilis
• Martens's warbler, Phylloscopus omeiensis
• Gray-hooded warbler, Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
• White-spectacled warbler, Phylloscopus affinis
• Gray-cheeked warbler, Phylloscopus poliogenys
• Chestnut-crowned warbler, Phylloscopus castaniceps
• Gray-crowned warbler, Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
• Whistler's warbler, Phylloscopus whistleri
• Bianchi's warbler, Phylloscopus valentini
• Alström's warbler, Phylloscopus soror

Old World warblers

The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

• Greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis
• Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
• Small whitethroat, Sylvia minula
• Margelanic whitethroat, Sylvia margelanica
• Hume's whitethroat, Sylvia althaea
• Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla (A)
• Asian desert warbler, Sylvia nana
• Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria
• Yellow-eyed babbler, Chrysomma sinense
• Rufous-tailed babbler, Chrysomma poecilotis (E)
• Fire-tailed myzornis, Myzornis pyrrhoura
• Great parrotbill, Conostoma aemodium
• Brown parrotbill, Cholornis unicolor
• Three-toed parrotbill, Cholornis paradoxus (E)
• Gray-headed parrotbill, Psittiparus gularis
• White-breasted parrotbill, Psittiparus ruficeps
• Spot-breasted parrotbill, Paradoxornis guttaticollis
• Reed parrotbill, Paradoxornis heudei
• Spectacled parrotbill, Sinosuthora conspicillata (E)
• Vinous-throated parrotbill, Sinosuthora webbiana
• Brown-winged parrotbill, Sinosuthora brunnea
• Ashy-throated parrotbill, Sinosuthora alphonsiana
• Gray-hooded parrotbill, Sinosuthora zappeyi (E)
• Przevalski's parrotbill, Sinosuthora przewalskii (E)
• Fulvous parrotbill, Suthora fulvifrons
• Black-throated parrotbill, Suthora nipalensis
• Golden parrotbill, Suthora verreauxi
• Short-tailed parrotbill, Neosuthora davidianus
• Pale-billed parrotbill, Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris
• White-browed fulvetta, Fulvetta vinipectus
• Chinese fulvetta, Fulvetta striaticollis (E)
• Spectacled fulvetta, Fulvetta ruficapilla (E)
• Grey-hooded fulvetta, Fulvetta cinereiceps (E)
• Manipur fulvetta, Fulvetta manipurensis
• Brown-throated fulvetta, Fulvetta ludlowi
• Beijing babbler, Rhopophilus pekinensis
• Tarim babbler, Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris

Old World flycatchers

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

• Common rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis
• White-throated rock thrush, Monticola gularis
• Chestnut-bellied rock thrush, Monticola rufiventris
• Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius
• Rusty-bellied shortwing, Brachypteryx hyperythra
• Gould's shortwing, Brachypteryx stellata
• Lesser shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophrys
• White-browed shortwing, Brachypteryx montana
• Blue whistling thrush, Myophonus caeruleus
• Brown-chested jungle flycatcher, Rhinomyias brunneata
• Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
• Gray-spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa griseisticta
• Siberian flycatcher, Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-streaked flycatcher, Muscicapa williamsoni
• Brown-breasted flycatcher, Muscicapa muttui
• Ferruginous flycatcher, Muscicapa ferruginea
• Yellow-rumped flycatcher, Ficedula zanthopygia
• Narcissus flycatcher, Ficedula narcissina
• Mugimaki flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki
• Slaty-backed flycatcher, Ficedula hodgsonii
• Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher, Ficedula strophiata
• Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
• Snowy-browed flycatcher, Ficedula hyperythra
• Little pied flycatcher, Ficedula westermanni
• Ultramarine flycatcher, Ficedula superciliaris
• Slaty-blue flycatcher, Ficedula tricolor
• Sapphire flycatcher, Ficedula sapphira
• White-gorgeted flycatcher, Anthipes monileger
• Blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Zappey's flycatcher, Cyanoptila cumatilis
• Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina
• Large niltava, Niltava grandis
• Small niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae
• Fujian niltava, Niltava davidi
• Rufous-bellied niltava, Niltava sundara
• Vivid niltava, Niltava vivida
• White-tailed flycatcher, Cyornis concretus
• Hainan blue flycatcher, Cyornis hainanus
• Pale-chinned blue flycatcher, Cyornis poliogenys
• Pale blue flycatcher, Cyornis unicolor
• Blue-throated flycatcher, Cyornis rubeculoides
• Hill blue flycatcher, Cyornis banyumas
• Pygmy blue flycatcher, Muscicapella hodgsoni (A)
• European robin, Erithacus rubecula (A)
• Japanese robin, Erithacus akahige
• Ryukyu robin, Erithacus komadori
• Rufous-tailed robin, Luscinia sibilans
• Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
• Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
• Rufous-headed robin, Luscinia ruficeps
• Indian blue robin, Luscinia brunnea
• Siberian blue robin, Luscinia cyane
• White-bellied redstart, Luscinia phoenicuroides
• Siberian rubythroat, Calliope calliope
• Himalayan rubythroat, Calliope pectoralis
• Chinese rubythroat, Calliope tschebaiewi
• Blackthroat, Calliope obscura
• Firethroat, Calliope pectardens
• Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus
• Himalayan bluetail, Tarsiger rufilatus
• Golden bush robin, Tarsiger chrysaeus
• White-browed bush robin, Tarsiger indicus
• Rufous-breasted bush robin, Tarsiger hyperythrus
• Rufous-tailed scrub robin, Cercotrichas galactotes (A)
• Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus
• Ala Shan redstart, Phoenicurus alaschanicus (E)
• Rufous-backed redstart, Phoenicurus erythronota
• Blue-capped redstart, Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
• Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
• Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Hodgson's redstart, Phoenicurus hodgsoni
• White-throated redstart, Phoenicurus schisticeps
• Daurian redstart, Phoenicurus auroreus
• White-winged redstart, Phoenicurus erythrogaster
• Blue-fronted redstart, Phoenicurus frontalis
• White-capped redstart, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
• Plumbeous redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus
• White-tailed robin, Cinclidium leucurum
• Blue-fronted robin, Cinclidium frontale
• Little forktail, Enicurus scouleri
• Black-backed forktail, Enicurus immaculatus
• Slaty-backed forktail, Enicurus schistaceus
• White-crowned forktail, Enicurus leschenaulti
• Spotted forktail, Enicurus maculatus
• Purple cochoa, Cochoa purpurea
• Green cochoa, Cochoa viridis
• Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus
• White-throated bushchat, Saxicola insignis
• Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata
• Jerdon's bushchat, Saxicola jerdoni
• Gray bushchat, Saxicola ferreus
• Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
• Variable wheatear, Oenanthe picata
• Pied wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka
• Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
• Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina

Fantails

The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. There are 44 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• Yellow-bellied fantail, Rhipidura hypoxantha
• White-throated fantail, Rhipidura albicollis
• White-browed fantail, Rhipidura aureola

Fairy flycatchers

• Yellow-bellied fantail, Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
• Grey-headed canary flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis

Monarch flycatchers

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching. There are 99 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in China.

• Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea
• Japanese paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata
• Indian paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi
• Oriental paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone affinis
• Amur paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone incei

Laughingthrushes and allies

• Masked laughingthrush, Garrulax perspicillatus

• White-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
• Lesser necklaced laughingthrush, Garrulax monileger
• Striated laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus
• White-necked laughingthrush, Garrulax strepitans
• Grey laughingthrush, Garrulax maesi
• Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush, Garrulax castanotis
• Spot-breasted laughingthrush, Garrulax merulinus
• Chinese hwamei, Garrulax canorus
• Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush, Ianthocincla sukatschewi (E)
• White-throated laughingthrush, Ianthocincla albogularis
• Moustached laughingthrush, Ianthocincla cineracea
• Rufous-chinned laughingthrush, Ianthocincla rufogularis (A)
• Greater necklaced laughingthrush, Ianthocincla pectoralis
• Rufous-necked laughingthrush, Ianthocincla ruficollis
• Black-throated laughingthrush, Ianthocincla chinensis
• Blue-crowned laughingthrush, Ianthocincla courtoisi (E)
• Pere David's laughingthrush, Ianthocincla davidi (E)
• Spotted laughingthrush, Ianthocincla ocellata
• Barred laughingthrush, Ianthocincla lunulata (E)
• Biet's laughingthrush, Ianthocincla bieti (E)
• Giant laughingthrush, Ianthocincla maxima
• Grey-sided laughingthrush, Ianthocincla caerulata
• Buffy laughingthrush, Ianthocincla berthemyi (E)
• White-browed laughingthrush, Ianthocincla sannio
• Streaked laughingthrush, Trochalopteron lineatus
• Scaly laughingthrush, Trochalopteron subunicolor
• Blue-winged laughingthrush, Trochalopteron squamatus
• Elliot's laughingthrush, Trochalopteron elliotii
• Variegated laughingthrush, Trochalopteron variegatus (A)
• Prince Henry's laughingthrush, Trochalopteron henrici
• Black-faced laughingthrush, Trochalopteron affinis
• Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush, Trochalopteron erythrocephalus
• Assam laughingthrush, Trochalopteron chrysopterus
• Silver-eared laughingthrush, Trochalopteron melanostigma
• Red-winged laughingthrush, Trochalopteron formosus
• Red-tailed laughingthrush, Trochalopteron milnei
• Grey-faced liocichla, Liocichla omeiensis (E)
• Red-faced liocichla, Liocichla phoenicea
• Scarlet-faced liocichla, Liocichla ripponi
• Chinese babax, Ianthocincla lanceolata
• Giant babax, Ianthocincla waddelli
• Tibetan babax, Ianthocincla koslowi (E)
• Silver-eared mesia, Leiothrix argentauris
• Red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea
• Himalayan cutia, Cutia nipalensis
• Rusty-fronted barwing, Actinodura egertoni
• Spectacled barwing, Actinodura ramsayi
• Hoary-throated barwing, Actinodura nipalensis
• Streak-throated barwing, Actinodura waldeni
• Streaked barwing, Actinodura souliei
• Blue-winged minla, Minla cyanouroptera
• Chestnut-tailed minla, Minla strigula
• Red-tailed minla, Minla ignotincta
• Rufous-backed sibia, Heterophasia annectens
• Rufous sibia, Heterophasia capistrata
• Gray sibia, Heterophasia gracilis
• Black-backed sibia, Heterophasia melanoleuca
• Black-headed sibia, Heterophasia desgodinsi
• Beautiful sibia, Heterophasia pulchella
• Long-tailed sibia, Heterophasia picaoides

Cupwings

• Scaly-breasted wren-babbler, Pnoepyga albiventer
• Chinese wren-babbler, Pnoepyga mutica
• Pygmy wren-babbler, Pnoepyga pusilla

Ground babblers

• Chinese grassbird, Graminicola striatus
• Buff-breasted babbler, Pellorneum tickelli
• Spot-throated babbler, Pellorneum albiventre
• Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps
• Long-billed wren-babbler, Rimator malacoptilus (A)
• Limestone wren-babbler, Napothera crispifrons
• Streaked wren-babbler, Napothera brevicaudata
• Eyebrowed wren-babbler, Napothera epilepidota
• White-hooded babbler, Gampsorhynchus rufulus
• Golden-breasted fulvetta, Alcippe chrysotis
• Gold-fronted fulvetta, Alcippe variegaticeps (E)
• Yellow-throated fulvetta, Alcippe cinerea
• Rufous-winged fulvetta, Alcippe castaneceps
• Rufous-throated fulvetta, Alcippe rufogularis
• Dusky fulvetta, Alcippe brunnea
• Rusty-capped fulvetta, Alcippe dubia
• Brown-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala
• Gray-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe morrisonia
• Nepal fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis (A)
• Yunnan fulvetta, Alcippe fratercula
• David's fulvetta, Alcippe davidi
• Huet's fulvetta, Alcippe hueti (E)

Babblers

The babblers, or timaliids, are somewhat diverse in size and coloration, but are characterized by soft fluffy plumage.

• Large scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus hypoleucos
• Black-streaked scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus gravivox
• Grey-sided scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus swinhoei (E)
• Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
• Streak-breasted scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ruficollis
• Red-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
• Coral-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
• Slender-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus superciliaris
• Bar-winged wren-babbler, Spelaeornis troglodytoides
• Grey-bellied wren-babbler, Spelaeornis reptatus
• Pale-throated wren-babbler, Spelaeornis kinneari
• Cachar wedge-billed babbler, Sphenocichla roberti
• Buff-chested babbler, Stachyridopsis ambigua
• Rufous-capped babbler, Stachyridopsis ruficeps
• Golden babbler, Stachyridopsis chrysaea
• Gray-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps
• Spot-necked babbler, Stachyris striolata
• Nonggang babbler, Stachyris nonggangensis
• Pin-striped tit-babbler, Macronus gularis
• Chestnut-capped babbler, Timalia pileata

Vireos

• Black-headed shrike-babbler, Pteruthius rufiventer
• White-browed shrike-babbler, Pteruthius flaviscapis
• Green shrike-babbler, Pteruthius xanthochlorus
• Black-eared shrike-babbler, Pteruthius melanotis
• Clicking shrike-babbler, Pteruthius intermedius

Spotted elachura

• Spotted elachura, Elachura formosa

Bearded reedling

• Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus

Long-tailed tits

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.

• Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
• Silver-throated bushtit, Aegithalos glaucogularis
• White-cheeked tit, Aegithalos leucogenys
• Black-throated tit, Aegithalos concinnus
• Black-browed tit, Aegithalos iouschistos
• Sooty tit, Aegithalos fuliginosus (E)
• White-browed tit-warbler, Leptopoecile sophiae
• Crested tit-warbler, Leptopoecile elegans (E)

Chickadees and titmice

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. China has the greatest diversity of tits of any country.

• Marsh tit, Poecile palustris
• Black-bibbed tit, Poecile hypermelaena
• Willow tit, Poecile montana
• Sichuan tit, Poecile weigoldicus
• Songar tit, Poecile songara
• White-browed tit, Poecile superciliosa (E)
• Pere David's tit, Poecile davidi (E)
• Coal tit, Periparus ater
• Black-breasted tit, Periparus rufonuchalis
• Rufous-vented tit, Periparus rubidiventris
• Yellow-bellied tit, Pardaliparus venustulus (E)
• Gray-crested tit, Lophophanes dichrous
• Great tit, Parus major
• Cinereous tit, Parus cinereus
• Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Green-backed tit, Parus monticolus
• Yellow-cheeked tit, Parus spilonotus
• Azure tit, Cyanistes cyanus
• Yellow-breasted tit, Cyanistes flavipectus
• Varied tit, Sittiparus varius
• Yellow-browed tit, Sylviparus modestus
• Sultan tit, Melanochlora sultanea
• Ground tit, Pseudopodoces humilis
• Fire-capped tit, Cephalopyrus flammiceps

Nuthatches

Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. China has the greatest diversity of nuthatches of any country.

• Chestnut-bellied nuthatch, Sitta castanea
• Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea
• Chestnut-vented nuthatch, Sitta nagaensis
• Kashmir nuthatch, Sitta cashmirensis
• White-tailed nuthatch, Sitta himalayensis
• Snowy-browed nuthatch, Sitta villosa
• Yunnan nuthatch, Sitta yunnanensis (E)
• Przevalski's nuthatch, Sitta przewalskii (E)
• Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea
• Chestnut-vented nuthatch, Sitta nagaensis
• Velvet-fronted nuthatch, Sitta frontalis
• Yellow-billed nuthatch, Sitta solangiae
• Giant nuthatch, Sitta magna
• Beautiful nuthatch, Sitta formosa

Wallcreeper

The wallcreeper is a small bird, with stunning crimson, gray and black plumage, related to the nuthatch family.

• Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria

Treecreepers

Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

• Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
• Bar-tailed treecreeper, Certhia himalayana
• Rusty-flanked treecreeper, Certhia nipalensis
• Sikkim treecreeper, Certhia discolor
• Hume's treecreeper, Certhia manipurensis
• Sichuan treecreeper, Certhia tianquanensis (E)

Penduline tits

The penduline tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores. There are 3 species which have been recorded in China.

• Eurasian penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus
• White-crowned penduline tit, Remiz coronatus
• Chinese penduline tit, Remiz consobrinus

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. There are 131 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in China.

• Ruby-cheeked sunbird, Chalcoparia singalensis
• Purple-naped sunbird, Hypogramma hypogrammicum
• Purple sunbird, Cinnyris asiaticus
• Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis
• Gould's sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae
• Green-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga nipalensis
• Fork-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga christinae
• Black-throated sunbird, Aethopyga saturata
• Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja
• Fire-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga ignicauda
• Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra
• Streaked spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna

Flowerpeckers

The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly colored birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues. There are 44 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in China.

• Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile
• Yellow-vented flowerpecker, Dicaeum chrysorrheum
• Yellow-bellied flowerpecker, Dicaeum melanoxanthum
• Plain flowerpecker, Dicaeum minullum
• Fire-breasted flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus
• Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum

White-eyes

The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull color like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye.

• Chestnut-flanked white-eye, Zosterops erythropleurus
• Oriental white-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus
• Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
• Striated yuhina, Yuhina castaniceps
• Indochinese yuhina, Yuhina torqueola
• White-naped yuhina, Yuhina bakeri
• Whiskered yuhina, Yuhina flavicollis
• Stripe-throated yuhina, Yuhina gularis
• White-collared yuhina, Yuhina diademata
• Rufous-vented yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis
• Black-chinned yuhina, Yuhina nigrimenta
• White-bellied yuhina, Yuhina zantholeuca

Old World orioles

The Old World orioles are colorful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

• Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus
• Indian golden oriole, Oriolus kundoo
• Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis
• Slender-billed oriole, Oriolus tenuirostris
• Black-hooded oriole, Oriolus xanthornus
• Maroon oriole, Oriolus traillii
• Silver oriole, Oriolus mellianus

Fairy-bluebirds

The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella

Shrikes

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.

• Tiger shrike, Lanius tigrinus
• Bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus
• Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio
• Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus
• Red-tailed shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides
• Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
• Burmese shrike, Lanius collurioides
• Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach
• Gray-backed shrike, Lanius tephronotus
• Northern shrike, Lanius borealis
• Great gray shrike, Lanius excubitor
• Lesser gray shrike, Lanius minor
• Chinese gray shrike, Lanius sphenocercus

Woodshrikes

• Large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis
• Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus

Drongos

The drongos are mostly black or dark gray in color, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.

• Black drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
• Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Crow-billed drongo, Dicrurus annectens
• Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
• Lesser racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer
• Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
• Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Woodswallows

The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-colored passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings. There are 11 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in China.

• Ashy woodswallow, Artamus fuscus

Crows, jays, ravens and magpies

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. China has the greatest diversity of corvids of any country.

• Siberian jay, Perisoreus infaustus
• Sichuan jay, Perisoreus internigrans (E)
• Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
• Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyana

• Gold-billed magpie, Urocissa flavirostris
• Blue magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha
• White-winged magpie, Urocissa whiteheadi
• Green magpie, Cissa chinensis
• Yellow-breasted magpie, Cissa hypoleuca
• Rufous treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda
• Gray treepie, Dendrocitta formosae
• Collared treepie, Dendrocitta frontalis
• Racket-tailed treepie, Crypsirina temia
• Ratchet-tailed treepie, Temnurus temnurus
• Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
• Oriental magpie, Pica serica
• Black-rumped magpie, Pica bottanensis
• Mongolian ground-jay, Podoces hendersoni
• Xinjiang ground-jay, Podoces biddulphi (E)
• Eurasian nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
• Large-spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga multipunctata
• Red-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Yellow-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula
• Daurian jackdaw, Corvus dauuricus
• House crow, Corvus splendens
• Rook, Corvus frugilegus
• Carrion crow, Corvus corone
• Large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
• Collared crow, Corvus torquatus
• Brown-necked raven, Corvus ruficollis
• Common raven, Corvus corax
• Hooded crow, Corvus cornix (A)

Starlings

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

• Golden-crested myna, Ampeliceps coronatus
• Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa
• Great myna, Acridotheres grandis
• Crested myna, Acridotheres cristatellus
• Collared myna, Acridotheres albocinctus
• Bank myna, Acridotheres ginginianus (A)
• Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
• Vinous-breasted starling, Acridotheres burmannicus
• Black-collared starling, Gracupica nigricollis
• Asian pied starling, Gracupica contra
• Daurian starling, Agropsar sturninus
• Chestnut-cheeked starling, Agropsar philippensis
• White-shouldered starling, Sturnia sinensis
• Chestnut-tailed starling, Sturnia malabarica
• Brahminy starling, Sturnia pagodarum (A)
• Rosy starling, Pastor roseus
• Red-billed starling, Spodiopsar sericeus
• White-cheeked starling, Spodiopsar cineraceus
• European starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Weavers and allies

The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly colored, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in color only in the breeding season. There are 116 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in China.

• Baya weaver, Ploceus philippinus
• Bengal weaver, Ploceus benghalensis

Waxbills and allies

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colors and patterns.

• Red avadavat, Amandava amandava
• White-rumped munia, Lonchura striata
• Nutmeg mannikin, Lonchura punctulata
• Chestnut munia, Lonchura atricapilla
• Tricolored munia, Lonchura malacca
• Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora (I)

Longspurs and arctic buntings

• Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
• Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis

Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies

The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

• Przevalski's rosefinch, Urocynchramus pylzowi (E)
• Crested bunting, Emberiza lathami
• Slaty bunting, Emberiza siemsseni (E)
• Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
• Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos
• Tibetan bunting, Emberiza koslowi (E)
• Rock bunting, Emberiza cia
• Godlewski's bunting, Emberiza godlewskii
• Meadow bunting, Emberiza cioides
• Rufous-backed bunting, Emberiza jankowskii
• Gray-hooded bunting, Emberiza buchanani
• Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
• Chestnut-breasted bunting, Emberiza stewarti
• Ochre-rumped bunting, Emberiza yessoensis
• Tristram's bunting, Emberiza tristrami
• Chestnut-eared bunting, Emberiza fucata
• Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
• Yellow-browed bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys
• Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica
• Yellow-throated bunting, Emberiza elegans
• Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola
• Chestnut bunting, Emberiza rutila
• Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala (A)
• Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps
• Yellow bunting, Emberiza sulphurata
• Black-faced bunting, Emberiza spodocephala
• Gray bunting, Emberiza variabilis (A)
• Pallas's bunting, Emberiza pallasi
• Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
• Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra

Siskins, crossbills and allies

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. China has the greatest diversity of finches of any country.

• Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
• Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
• Plain mountain finch, Leucosticte nemoricola
• Black-headed mountain finch, Leucosticte brandti
• Tawny-headed mountain finch, Leucosticte sillemi (E)
• Asian rosy finch, Leucosticte arctoa
• Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
• Crimson-browed finch, Pinicola subhimachalus
• Blanford's rosefinch, Carpodacus rubescens
• Dark-breasted rosefinch, Carpodacus nipalensis
• Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
• Himalayan beautiful rosefinch, Carpodacus pulcherrimus
• Chinese beautiful rosefinch, Carpodacus davidianus
• Pink-rumped rosefinch, Carpodacus waltoni
• Pink-browed rosefinch, Carpodacus rhodochrous
• Vinaceous rosefinch, Carpodacus vinaceus
• Dark-rumped rosefinch, Carpodacus edwardsii
• Pale rosefinch, Carpodacus stoliczkae
• Pallas's rosefinch, Carpodacus roseus
• Three-banded rosefinch, Carpodacus trifasciatus
• Spot-winged rosefinch, Carpodacus rhodopeplus
• Sharpe's rosefinch, Carpodacus verreauxii
• White-browed rosefinch, Carpodacus dubius
• Tibetan rosefinch, Carpodacus roborowskii (E)
• Red-mantled rosefinch, Carpodacus rhodochlamys
• Streaked rosefinch, Carpodacus rubicilloides
• Great rosefinch, Carpodacus rubicilla
• Red-fronted rosefinch, Carpodacus puniceus
• Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
• White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
• Yellow-breasted greenfinch, Chloris spinoides
• Black-headed greenfinch, Chloris ambigua
• Oriental greenfinch, Chloris sinica
• Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea
• Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni
• Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
• Tibetan serin, Spinus thibetanus
• Fire-fronted serin, Serinus pusillus
• European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
• Twite, Linaria flavirostris
• Common linnet, Linaria cannabina
• Brown bullfinch, Pyrrhula nipalensis
• Red-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythrocephala
• Gray-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythaca
• Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Yellow-billed grosbeak, Eophona migratoria
• Japanese grosbeak, Eophona personata
• Collared grosbeak, Mycerobas affinis
• Spot-winged grosbeak, Mycerobas melanozanthos
• White-winged grosbeak, Mycerobas carnipes
• Golden-naped finch, Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
• Crimson-winged finch, Rhodopechys sanguinea
• Mongolian finch, Rhodopechys mongolica
• Desert finch, Rhodospiza obsoleta
• Long-tailed rosefinch, Uragus sibiricus
• Scarlet finch, Haematospiza sipahi

Sparrows

Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

• Saxaul sparrow, Passer ammodendri
• House sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
• Russet sparrow, Passer cinnamomeus
• Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
• Rock sparrow, Petronia petronia
• White-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis
• Black-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla adamsi
• Tibetan snowfinch, Montifringilla henrici
• White-rumped snowfinch, Montifringilla taczanowskii
• Pere David's snowfinch, Montifringilla davidiana
• Rufous-necked snowfinch, Montifringilla ruficollis
• Blanford's snowfinch, Montifringilla blanfordi

See also

• List of birds
• Lists of birds by region
• List of endangered and protected species of China

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