Month: August 2015

Species: Pycnonotus sinensis English Name: Light-ventend Bulbul Chinese Name: 白頭鵯 Family: Pycnonotidae Description: Small (18-19 cm) Bulbul with greenish upperparts and pale underparts. Adults have a distinctive broad white nape and throat contrasting with a black cap. It is a common resident found in almost every park, gardens and urban habitats in Macao.   Photos used under a…

Species: Pycnonotus jocosus English Name: Red-whiskered Bulbul Chinese Name: 紅耳鵯 Family: Pycnonotidae Description: Small (17-21 cm) Bulbul with a distinctive black crest and a red patch behind the eye. The plumage is brown upperparts and mainly white underparts with a red vent. It is a common resident in Macao and found in woodlands, gardens and city parks. Photos used…

Species: Alauda gulgula English Name: Oriental Skylark Chinese Name: 小雲雀 Family: Alaudidae Description: Small (15-18 cm), short-crested lark with brown, dark streaked head and upperparts, and whitish underparts. The bill is brownish, sometimes with a pinkish base, legs and feet are dull grey-pink. It is a Macao resident, found in open grassland. Photos used under a Creative Commons license…

Species: Parus major English Name: Great Tit Chinese Name: 大山雀 Family: Paridae Description: Medium sized tit (13-17 cm), with black head and neck contrasting with white cheeks, dark-olive upperparts and yellowish underparts. Adults have a black stripe from the throat to the belly. In Macao, it is a common resident found in a variety of wooded habitats. Photos used…

Species: Culicicapa ceylonensis English Name: Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Chinese Name: 方尾鶲 Family: Stenostiridae Description: Small (12-13 cm) canary flycatcher with grey (head and breast) and yellowish plumage. The bill is mainly black and the legs and feet are dark pink. It visits Macao on the winter and can be seen in forest areas foraging for insects. Photos used under…

Species: Corvus macrorhynchos English Name: Large-billed Crow Chinese Name: 大嘴烏鴉 Family: Corvidae Description: Large (46-59 cm), stout, arched billed crow. Bill, legs and feet are black and the plumage is all glossy black. In Macao, it is a resident found in a variety of habitats. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and…

Species: Pica pica English Name: Eurasian Magpie Chinese Name: 喜鵲 Family: Corvidae Description: Large (40-51 cm), long tailed Magpie. The plumage is black with metallic sheen (head and upperparts) and white. The Eurasian Magpie is one of the most intelligent birds. In Macao, it is a common resident. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department…

Species: Urocissa erythrorhyncha English Name: Red-billed Blue Magpie Chinese Name: 紅嘴藍鵲 Family: Corvidae Description: Large (65-68 cm), long tailed Magpie with a red bill, legs and feet. Plumage is blue above and white bellow with a black hood contrasting with a prominent white hindcrown and nape patch. It is a Macao resident. Photos used under a Creative Commons license…

Species: Terpsiphone atrocaudata English Name: Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Chinese Name: 紫壽帶 Family: Monarquinae Description: Large (17-45 cm), long-tailed bird. The  males have a black hood with a prominent blue eye ring, a white belly and vent, ring and a blackish-purple upperparts. On the summer, males have elongated central tail feathers. Females are browner on the upperparts. It as…