Month: November 2013
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Amaurornis phoenicurus
Read More: Amaurornis phoenicurusSpecies: Amaurornis phoenicurus English Name: White-breasted Waterhen Chinese Name: 白胸苦惡鳥 Family: Rallidae Description: The White-breasted Waterhen is a waterbird with 28-33 cm in length. The adults have a dark-grey underparts, white face, throat and breast, and the lower belly and undertail are cinnamon color. The bill is greenish with a distinctive red base. In Macao, it is a common…
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Osmunda vachellii
Read More: Osmunda vachelliiSpecies: Osmunda vachellii English name: Vachell’s Interrupted Fern Chinese name: 華南紫萁、假蘇鐵 Family: Osmundaceae. Description: This genus contains a living fossil dated back to the Triassic. Rhizome erect, stout, woody. Found in hillsides, often by streams and sometimes in open sites. References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao…
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Angiopteris fokiensis
Read More: Angiopteris fokiensisSpecies: Angiopteris fokiensis English name: Fokien Angiopteris Chinese name: 福建蓮座蕨、福建觀音座蓮、馬蹄蕨 Family: Angiopteridaceae Description: Fronds 2-4m. Broad-leaved forests (400-1600m) References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science 2005. Flora of Macao (Volume 1). Macao, SAR: Author
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Ophioglossum vulgatum
Read More: Ophioglossum vulgatumSpecies: Ophioglossum vulgatum English name: Adder’s Tongue Chinese name: 箭蕨、瓶爾小草、一枝箭 Family: Ophioglossaceae. Description: Grows from a rhizome to 10-20cm tall. It consists of a two-part frond, separated into a rounded diamond shaped sheath and narrow spore-bearing spike. Traditional European folk used leaves and rhizomes as a poultice for wounds – “The Green Oil of Chanty”.…
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Falco peregrinus
Read More: Falco peregrinusSpecies: Falco peregrinus English Name: Peregrine Falcon Chinese Name: 遊隼 Family: Falconidae Description: This large falcon has 38-51 cm length and 84-120 cm wingspan. The peregrine falcon has a blueish-grey back, rufuos-washed underparts, a black head and mustache. Legs and feet are yellow and the bill is grey with a yellow cere. In Macao, it is a winter visitor.…
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Equisetum debile
Read More: Equisetum debileSpecies: Equisetum debile English name: Frail Horsetail Chinese name: 筆管草、纖弱木賊、節骨草、土木賊、木賊 Family: Equisetaceae Description: Perennial herbs. Rhizome is black with aerial stems. Leaves are attached at node, forming a sheath around the stem. It grows on damp soil along the bank of streams. Preparation: The whole herb is used and collected all year round. Washed and dried…
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Falco tinnunculus
Read More: Falco tinnunculusSpecies: Falco tinnunculus English Name: Common Kestrel Chinese Name: 紅隼 Family: Falconidae Description: This medium-sized falcon has 27-35 cm length and wingspan 57-79 cm. The body is slim with a distinctive long tail and dark mustache streak. The plumage is chestnut brown with dark spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streak on the underside. The male…
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Buteo japonicus
Read More: Buteo japonicusSpecies: Buteo japonicus English Name: Eastern Buzzard Chinese Name: 歐亞鵟 Family: Accipitridae Description: This large raptor (length 40-52 cm, wingspan 109-136 cm) as rounded wings and tail, it can easily be identifyed by the blak tips on the primaries. It occurs in Macao as a winter visitor. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and…
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Accipiter nisus
Read More: Accipiter nisusSpecies: Accipiter nisus English Name: Eurasian Sparrowhawk Chinese Name: 雀鷹 Family: Accipitridae Description: This small raptor has 28-40 cm in length and 56-78 cm in wingspan. Males have bluish-grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brownish. This specie can be distinguished from others Accipiter spp. by their whitish superccilium and absence of a mesial stripe on the throat.…
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Accipiter virgatus
Read More: Accipiter virgatusSpecies: Accipiter virgatus English Name: Besra Chinese Name: 松雀鷹 Family: Accipitridae Description: The Besra has 24-36 cm in length and wingspan 42-65 cm. It can be distinguished from Crested Goshawk by his square-ended tail and his slimmer body. It is a resident in Macao. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…