Month: February 2014

Species: Hierococcyx sparverioides English Name: Large Hawk Cuckoo Chinese Name: 鷹鵑 Family: Cuculidae Description: This large cuckoo (38-40 cm) is brownish-grey above and white with brown patterns below. Eyes are orange with a prominent yellow eye ring. The tail is grey with dark bands. Adults have a grey crown and head sides. It occurs in Macao as a summer…

Species: Cacomantis merulinus English Name: Plaintive Cuckoo Chinese Name: 八聲杜鵑 Family: Cuculidae Description: This is small cuckoo with 18-23 cm length, red eyes, black bill with a light base and yellow legs and feet. Adults are grayish brown above and orange-buff below with grey head, throat and upper breast. Sometimes females has a “hepatic” form, witch are rufous-brown barred…

Species: Eudynamys scolopaceus English Name: Asian Koel Chinese Name: 噪鵑 Family: Cuculidae Description: This large cuckoo (40-43 cm) has a stout, green-yellow bill, grey legs and feet, and red eyes. The adults male plumage is glossy black and the females are dark brown with white spots above and whitish, striped brown below. It is a Macao resident.      …

Species: Clamator coromandus English Name: Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Chinese Name: 紅翅鳳頭鵑 Family: Cuculidae Description: This large cuckoo (45-47 cm) has glossy black crest and head, orange-buff throat patch, white hindcollar and breast, dark vent and chestnut wings. In Macao it can be fount at Grande Taipa Hill in October. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of…

Species: Centropus bengalensis English Name: Lesser Coucal Chinese Name: 小鴉鵑 Family: Cuculidae Description: This Coucal is similar to the Great Coucal but is smaller (31-42 cm), slimmer and has a short tail. The summer plumage is mainly black with rufous wing and the winter plumage is whitish streaked on the head, neck and mantle. It is a Macao Resident.…

Species: Centropus sinensis English Name: Greater Coucal Chinese Name: 褐翅鴉鵑 Family: Cuculidae Description: The Greater Coucal has 47-52 cm in length, a black stout bill, black legs and feet, red eyes and a long black tail. The plumage is lustrous black with chestnut-brown wings. It is a common resident in Macao. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References:…

Species: Spilopelia chinensis English Name: Spotted Dove Chinese Name: 珠頸斑鳩 Family: Columbidae Description: Medium-sized (27-30 cm), long tailed, slender Dove. Adults have a prominent black with white spots half-collar, dark bill and pink legs and feet. In Macao it is a common resident. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic…

Species: Chalcophaps indica English Name: Common Emerald Dove Chinese Name: 綠翅金鳩 Family: Columbidae Description: The Common Emerald Dove has 23-27 cm in length. Adults have iridescent green back and wings, silver crown and red bill, legs and feet. It is a Macao resident. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic…

Species: Streptopelia orientalis English Name: Oriental Turtle Dove Chinese Name: 山斑鳩 Family: Columbidae Description: This medium-sized dove has 33-35 cm in length. Adults plumage have a prominent black and white striped neck patch and rufous with darker centers feather wings . It occurs in Macao from October to December. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department…

Species: Hydroprogne caspia English Name: Caspian Tern Chinese Name: 紅嘴巨鷗 Family: Laridae Description: This large tern (48-56 cm in length) has short black legs and a large red bill, with a black tip. The summer plumage is mainly white with a black cap, and the wings are pale grey with dark primaries. In the summer, the cap become streaked…