Month: December 2013
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Accipiter soloensis
Read More: Accipiter soloensisSpecies: Accipiter soloensis English Name: Chinese Sparrowhawk Chinese Name: 赤腹鷹 Family: Accipitridae Description: This is a small raptor with 25-30 cm in length. The male is bluish-grey above, white below and have red eyes. Females are bluish-grey above, rufous on breast and underwing coverts and have yellow eyes. It occurs in Macao as a passage migrant. Photos used under…
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Accipiter trivirgatus
Read More: Accipiter trivirgatusSpecies: Accipiter trivirgatus English Name: Crested Goshawk Chinese Name: 鳳頭鷹 Family: Accipitridae Description: The Crested goshawk has 30-46 cm in length and 54-79 in wingspan. Adults have brownish upperparts and are black-white patterned on the underparts. They have a grey bill with a yellow cere and yellow legs and feet. It is a resident in Macao. Photos used under…
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Spilornis cheela
Read More: Spilornis cheelaSpecies: Spilornis cheela English Name: Crested Serpent Eagle Chinese Name: 蛇鵰 Family: Accipitridae Description: This large bird of prey as 50-74 cm in length and 109-169 in wingspan. The plumage is mainly grey-brown and can be identified in flight by a white band across the uderwings and tail. It is a Macao resident. Photos used under a Creative Commons…
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Haliaeetus leucogaster
Read More: Haliaeetus leucogasterSpecies: Haliaeetus leucogaster English Name: White-bellied Sea Eagle Chinese Name: 白腹海鵰 Family: Accipitridae Description: The white-bellied sea eagle has 70-85 cm in length and 178-218 cm in wingspan. This diurnal bird of prey is almost entirely white, except the uperwings covers and flight feather that are grey and black. It is a Macao resident. Photos used under a Creative…
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Milvus migrans
Read More: Milvus migransSpecies: Milvus migrans English Name: Black Kite Chinese Name: 黑鳶 Family: Accipitridae Description: The black kite is a medium-size (31-37 cm) bird of prey, that has brownish plumage and a forked tail. The bill is grey with yellow cere. It occurs in Macao almost throughout year. 1 Photo copyright protected 2 Photo used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens…
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Mauremys reevesii
Read More: Mauremys reevesiiSpecies: Mauremys reevesii English Name: Chinese Pond Turtle, Reeves’ Turtle, Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle Chinese Name: 草龟, 烏龜, 中华草龟, 金龟 Family: Geoemydidae Description: Semi-aquatic, medium-sized turtle with a carapace length at of least 30 cm. The carapace is light to dark brown, the head and neck are grayish to dark brown with several broken yellowish stripes on the lateral…
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Selaginella kraussiana
Read More: Selaginella kraussianaSpecies: Selaginella kraussiana English name: Krauss’s Spikemoss; Trailing Spikemoss. Chinese name: 小翠雲、地柏 Family: Selaginellaceae. Description: The rhizome long walks sideways, main stalk continually blade width 4-5mm, reaches as high as 6cm, about two fork branching. Branching continually blade width 3.5-4mm. Usually find in Coloane Arboretum, Seac Pai Van Park. Photos…
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Selaginella heterostachys
Read More: Selaginella heterostachysSpecies: Selaginella heterostachys English name: Spikemoss Chinese name: 異穗卷柏、姬卷柏 Family: Selaginellaceae. Description: The perennial is often green the terrestrial ferns, herb, high 15-50cm. The main stalk grain stalk color, has the corner, often gives birth to the support root in the branching place, the lateral branch is dense, multiple branching. It usually appears on brook…
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Selaginella doederleinii
Read More: Selaginella doederleiniiSpecies: Selaginella doederleinii English name: Doederlein’s Spikemoss Chinese name: 深綠卷柏、石上柏、多徳卷柏、生根卷柏 Family: Selaginellaceae. Description: The perennial is often green the terrestrial ferns, herb, high 15-50cm. The main stalk grain stalk color, has the corner, often gives birth to the support root in the branching place, the lateral branch is dense, multiple branching. Usually find in Seac…
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Palhinhaea cernua
Read More: Palhinhaea cernuaSpecies: Palhinhaea cernua English name: Nodding clubmoss Chinese name: 鋪地蜈蚣、垂穗石松、燈籠石松、筯骨草、燈籠草、過山龍 Family: Lycopodiaceae. Description: Roots are clustered, with erect, reclining or creeping stems. Its branching is dichotomous with linear-subulate, spirally arranged leaves. It usually grows on hill slopes or under thickets. The whole plant is used all year round, and it helps clear the heat, expel damp, relaxing muscle and…
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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…