China bird checklist
1427 bird species in 118 families have been recorded in China, according to eBird; about 1082 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in China right now
1Mallard
2Eurasian Spoonbill
3Eurasian Tree Sparrow
4Black-crowned Night Heron
5Great Cormorant
6Barn Swallow
7Common Shelduck
8Little Egret
9Great Egret
10Little Bunting
China bird checklist
1427 species · loading the checklist tools…
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Emperor Goose
- Snow Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Brant
- Barnacle Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Philippine Duck
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Harlequin Duck
- Velvet Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Scaly-sided Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hill Partridge
- Sichuan Partridge
- Chestnut-breasted Partridge
- White-necklaced Partridge
- Rufous-throated Partridge
- Hainan Partridge
- White-cheeked Partridge
- Bar-backed Partridge
- Snow Partridge
- Blood Pheasant
- Satyr Tragopan
- Temminck's Tragopan
- Cabot's Tragopan
- Chestnut-throated Monal-Partridge
- Buff-throated Monal-Partridge
- Himalayan Monal
- Sclater's Monal
- Chinese Monal
- Koklass Pheasant
- Wild Turkey
- Hazel Grouse
- Chinese Grouse
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
- Black-billed Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Tibetan Partridge
- Gray Partridge
- Daurian Partridge
- Reeves's Pheasant
- Elliot's Pheasant
- Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
- Golden Pheasant
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Tibetan Eared-Pheasant
- White Eared-Pheasant
- Brown Eared-Pheasant
- Blue Eared-Pheasant
- Kalij Pheasant
- Silver Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Green Peafowl
- Scaly-breasted Partridge
- Hainan Peacock-Pheasant
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant
- Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
- Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
- Red Junglefowl
- Chinese Francolin
- Tibetan Snowcock
- Altai Snowcock
- Himalayan Snowcock
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Chukar
- Przevalski's Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Snow Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Yellow-eyed Pigeon
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- Speckled Wood-Pigeon
- Ashy Wood-Pigeon
- Pale-capped Pigeon
- Black Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Barred Cuckoo-Dove
- Little Cuckoo-Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon
- Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
- White-bellied Green-Pigeon
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Tibetan Sandgrouse
- Pallas's Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Asian Houbara
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Violet Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Great Eared-Nightjar
- Gray Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Hodgson's Frogmouth
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Himalayan Swiftlet
- White-nest Swiftlet
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pacific Swift
- Salim Ali's Swift
- Blyth's Swift
- Cook's Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Corn Crake
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Red-legged Crake
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Band-bellied Crake
- Brown Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Black-tailed Crake
- Swinhoe's Rail
Cranes
- Siberian Crane
- Sandhill Crane
- White-naped Crane
- Sarus Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Red-crowned Crane
- Common Crane
- Black-necked Crane
- Hooded Crane
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
- Beach Thick-knee
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Ibisbill
- Ibisbill
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- River Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
- White-faced Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Bronze-winged Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Wood Snipe
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Latham's Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Small Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Rhinoceros Auklet
- Long-billed Murrelet
- Ancient Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Saunders's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Silver Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Relict Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Vega Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Gray-backed Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
- Chinese Crested Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Black-footed Albatross
- Short-tailed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Providence Petrel
- Bonin Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Oriental Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Painted Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Cormorant
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Japanese Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Black-headed Ibis
- White-shouldered Ibis
- Crested Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Black-faced Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Schrenck's Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Japanese Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Pied Heron
- White-eared Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Javan Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Spot-billed Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Red-headed Vulture
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- Steller's Sea-Eagle
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Lesser Fish-Eagle
- Rufous-winged Buzzard
- White-eyed Buzzard
- Gray-faced Buzzard
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Upland Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
- Oriental Bay-Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Japanese Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Tawny Fish-Owl
- Dusky Eagle-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Little Owl
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Himalayan Owl
- Ural Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Brown Boobook
- Northern Boobook
Trogons
- Orange-breasted Trogon
- Red-headed Trogon
- Ward's Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Great Hornbill
- Brown Hornbill
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
- Rufous-necked Hornbill
- Wreathed Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Blyth's Kingfisher
- Common Kingfisher
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Banded Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indochinese Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Blue-eared Barbet
- Great Barbet
- Green-eared Barbet
- Lineated Barbet
- Golden-throated Barbet
- Chinese Barbet
- Blue-throated Barbet
Honeyguides
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- White-browed Piculet
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Darjeeling Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- White-winged Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Crimson-naped Woodpecker
- Necklaced Woodpecker
- Bay Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Pale-headed Woodpecker
- Lesser Yellownape
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
- White-bellied Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Pied Falconet
- Collared Falconet
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Oriental Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Slaty-headed Parakeet
- Gray-headed Parakeet
- Blossom-headed Parakeet
- Derbyan Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Silver-breasted Broadbill
- Gray-lored Broadbill
Pittas
- Eared Pitta
- Rusty-naped Pitta
- Blue-naped Pitta
- Blue-rumped Pitta
- Indian Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta
- Fairy Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- Short-billed Minivet
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ryukyu Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Brown-rumped Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Oriental Cuckooshrike
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler
- Green Shrike-Babbler
- Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
- Clicking Shrike-Babbler
- White-bellied Erpornis
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Indian Golden Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
- Slender-billed Oriole
- Black-hooded Oriole
- Maroon Oriole
- Silver Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Large Woodshrike
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Ioras
- Common Iora
- Great Iora
Fantails
- White-throated Fantail
- White-browed Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- Crow-billed Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Bull-headed Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Burmese Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
- Northern Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Chinese Gray Shrike
- Giant Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Siberian Jay
- Sichuan Jay
- Eurasian Jay
- Azure-winged Magpie
- Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie
- White-winged Magpie
- Common Green-Magpie
- Indochinese Green-Magpie
- Rufous Treepie
- Gray Treepie
- Collared Treepie
- Ratchet-tailed Treepie
- Black-rumped Magpie
- Oriental Magpie
- Eurasian Magpie
- Mongolian Ground-Jay
- Xinjiang Ground-Jay
- Northern Nutcracker
- Southern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Daurian Jackdaw
- House Crow
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Collared Crow
- Common Raven
Fairy Flycatchers
- Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Yellow-browed Tit
- Sultan Tit
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-naped Tit
- Rufous-vented Tit
- Yellow-bellied Tit
- Gray-crested Tit
- Varied Tit
- White-browed Tit
- Pere David's Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Black-bibbed Tit
- Willow Tit
- Sichuan Tit
- Azure Tit
- Ground Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Great Tit
- Asian Tit
- Himalayan Black-lored Tit
- Yellow-cheeked Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Black-headed Penduline-Tit
- White-crowned Penduline-Tit
- Chinese Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Singing Bushlark
- White-winged Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Hume's Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Tibetan Lark
- Mongolian Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Black Lark
- Asian Short-toed Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Himalayan Prinia
- Striped Prinia
- Black-throated Prinia
- Hill Prinia
- Rufescent Prinia
- Gray-breasted Prinia
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Streaked Reed Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blunt-winged Warbler
- Manchurian Reed Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Gray's Grasshopper Warbler
- Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler
- Marsh Grassbird
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Brown Bush Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Long-billed Bush Warbler
- Chinese Bush Warbler
- Baikal Bush Warbler
- Spotted Bush Warbler
- Russet Bush Warbler
- Sichuan Bush Warbler
- Striated Grassbird
Cupwings
- Scaly-breasted Cupwing
- Immaculate Cupwing
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Dusky Crag-Martin
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Siberian House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- Nepal House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- White-throated Bulbul
- Puff-throated Bulbul
- Striated Bulbul
- Gray-eyed Bulbul
- Ashy Bulbul
- Chestnut Bulbul
- Mountain Bulbul
- Brown-eared Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Black-headed Bulbul
- Black-crested Bulbul
- Crested Finchbill
- Collared Finchbill
- Flavescent Bulbul
- Brown-breasted Bulbul
- Light-vented Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
- Himalayan Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Ashy-throated Warbler
- Buff-barred Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Brooks's Leaf Warbler
- Chinese Leaf Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Gansu Leaf Warbler
- Lemon-rumped Warbler
- Sichuan Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Yellow-streaked Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Smoky Warbler
- Buff-throated Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Ijima's Leaf Warbler
- White-spectacled Warbler
- Gray-cheeked Warbler
- Green-crowned Warbler
- Gray-crowned Warbler
- Whistler's Warbler
- Bianchi's Warbler
- Martens's Warbler
- Alström's Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Emei Leaf Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
- Japanese Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Limestone Leaf Warbler
- Yellow-vented Warbler
- Sulphur-breasted Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler
- Claudia's Leaf Warbler
- Hartert's Leaf Warbler
- Gray-hooded Warbler
- Davison's Leaf Warbler
- Hainan Leaf Warbler
- Kloss's Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Pale-footed Bush Warbler
- Asian Stubtail
- Gray-bellied Tesia
- Slaty-bellied Tesia
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
- Gray-sided Bush Warbler
- Chestnut-headed Tesia
- Cetti's Warbler
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Rufous-faced Warbler
- Black-faced Warbler
- Mountain Tailorbird
- Broad-billed Warbler
- Japanese Bush Warbler
- Manchurian Bush Warbler
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
- Hume's Bush Warbler
- Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler
- Aberrant Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- White-browed Tit-Warbler
- Crested Tit-Warbler
- Long-tailed Tit
- Silver-throated Tit
- Black-throated Tit
- Black-browed Tit
- Sooty Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Parrotbills
- Fire-tailed Myzornis
- Rufous-tailed Babbler
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
- Tarim Babbler
- Beijing Babbler
- Spectacled Fulvetta
- Chinese Fulvetta
- Brown-throated Fulvetta
- White-browed Fulvetta
- Manipur Fulvetta
- Gray-hooded Fulvetta
- Reed Parrotbill
- Spot-breasted Parrotbill
- Great Parrotbill
- Brown Parrotbill
- Three-toed Parrotbill
- Gray-headed Parrotbill
- White-breasted Parrotbill
- Rufous-headed Parrotbill
- Short-tailed Parrotbill
- Fulvous Parrotbill
- Black-throated Parrotbill
- Golden Parrotbill
- Pale-billed Parrotbill
- Spectacled Parrotbill
- Gray-hooded Parrotbill
- Eye-ringed Parrotbill
- Brown-winged Parrotbill
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
- Ashy-throated Parrotbill
- Rusty-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- White-collared Yuhina
- Striated Yuhina
- Indochinese Yuhina
- Black-chinned Yuhina
- Whiskered Yuhina
- White-naped Yuhina
- Stripe-throated Yuhina
- Rufous-vented Yuhina
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye
- Swinhoe's White-eye
- Warbling White-eye
- Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Golden Babbler
- Rufous-fronted Babbler
- Black-chinned Babbler
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Mishmi Wren-Babbler
- Bar-winged Wren-Babbler
- Pale-throated Wren-Babbler
- Gray-bellied Wren-Babbler
- Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
- Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
- Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
- Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
- Large Scimitar-Babbler
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
- Red-eyed Scimitar-Babbler
- Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler
- Gray-sided Scimitar-Babbler
- Gray-throated Babbler
- Nonggang Babbler
- Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler
- Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler
- Spot-necked Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Chinese Grassbird
- White-hooded Babbler
- Collared Babbler
- Yellow-throated Fulvetta
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta
- Gold-fronted Fulvetta
- Rufous-throated Fulvetta
- Rusty-capped Fulvetta
- Dusky Fulvetta
- Puff-throated Babbler
- Spot-throated Babbler
- Buff-breasted Babbler
- Streaked Wren-Babbler
- Annam Limestone Babbler
- Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
- Long-billed Wren-Babbler
- Naung Mung Scimitar-Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
- Nepal Fulvetta
- David's Fulvetta
- Huet's Fulvetta
- Yunnan Fulvetta
- Striated Laughingthrush
- Himalayan Cutia
- Scaly Laughingthrush
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- Bhutan Laughingthrush
- Variegated Laughingthrush
- Black-faced Laughingthrush
- Prince Henry's Laughingthrush
- Elliot's Laughingthrush
- Red-tailed Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
- Assam Laughingthrush
- Red-winged Laughingthrush
- Silver-eared Laughingthrush
- Long-tailed Sibia
- Rufous Sibia
- Beautiful Sibia
- Gray Sibia
- Black-headed Sibia
- Hoary-throated Barwing
- Streak-throated Barwing
- Streaked Barwing
- Blue-winged Minla
- Chestnut-tailed Minla
- Rusty-fronted Barwing
- Spectacled Barwing
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Silver-eared Mesia
- Red-tailed Minla
- Rufous-backed Sibia
- Emei Shan Liocichla
- Red-faced Liocichla
- Scarlet-faced Liocichla
- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
- Chinese Hwamei
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- White-necked Laughingthrush
- Gray Laughingthrush
- Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush
- Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
- Moustached Laughingthrush
- Spotted Laughingthrush
- Giant Laughingthrush
- Biet's Laughingthrush
- Barred Laughingthrush
- Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
- Black-throated Laughingthrush
- White-browed Laughingthrush
- Masked Laughingthrush
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
- Pere David's Laughingthrush
- Chinese Babax
- Giant Babax
- Tibetan Babax
- White-throated Laughingthrush
- Gray-sided Laughingthrush
- Buffy Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Przevalski's Nuthatch
- Giant Nuthatch
- Beautiful Nuthatch
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- Yellow-billed Nuthatch
- Yunnan Nuthatch
- Snowy-browed Nuthatch
- White-tailed Nuthatch
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Sichuan Treecreeper
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper
- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
- Sikkim Treecreeper
- Hume's Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Spotted Elachura
- Spotted Elachura
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Golden-crested Myna
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Black-collared Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Red-billed Starling
- White-cheeked Starling
- Common Myna
- Burmese Myna
- Javan Myna
- Collared Myna
- Great Myna
- Crested Myna
- Spot-winged Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Grandala
- Long-tailed Thrush
- Alpine Thrush
- Himalayan Thrush
- Sichuan Thrush
- Dark-sided Thrush
- Long-billed Thrush
- White's Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Purple Cochoa
- Green Cochoa
- Siberian Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Chinese Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Chinese Blackbird
- Gray-winged Blackbird
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
- Black-breasted Thrush
- Gray-backed Thrush
- Japanese Thrush
- Tibetan Blackbird
- White-backed Thrush
- Pale Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Gray-sided Thrush
- Brown-headed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- White-collared Blackbird
- Chestnut Thrush
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- White-tailed Flycatcher
- Large Niltava
- Small Niltava
- Fujian Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Chinese Vivid Niltava
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Zappey's Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- White-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- Chinese Blue Flycatcher
- Large Blue Flycatcher
- Hill Blue Flycatcher
- Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Rusty-bellied Shortwing
- Lesser Shortwing
- Himalayan Shortwing
- Chinese Shortwing
- Gould's Shortwing
- Rufous-tailed Robin
- Rufous-headed Robin
- Japanese Robin
- Indian Blue Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Common Nightingale
- White-bellied Redstart
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- White-crowned Forktail
- Spotted Forktail
- Black-backed Forktail
- Slaty-backed Forktail
- Firethroat
- Blackthroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Chinese Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Blue-fronted Robin
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Qilian Bluetail
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
- White-browed Bush-Robin
- Golden Bush-Robin
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Green-backed Flycatcher
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Ryukyu Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Pygmy Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Sapphire Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- Rufous-backed Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Ala Shan Redstart
- Blue-capped Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Hodgson's Redstart
- White-throated Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
- White-throated Rock-Thrush
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- White-tailed Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Jerdon's Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Japanese Waxwing
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Van Hasselt's Sunbird
- Purple Sunbird
- Ornate Sunbird
- Fire-tailed Sunbird
- Black-throated Sunbird
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Green-tailed Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Fork-tailed Sunbird
- Purple-naped Spiderhunter
- Little Spiderhunter
- Streaked Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
Przevalski's Pinktail
- Przevalski's Pinktail
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- White-headed Munia
- Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
- Red Avadavat
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Robin Accentor
- Rufous-breasted Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
- Brown Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
- Mongolian Accentor
- Maroon-backed Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- Saxaul Sparrow
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
- Tibetan Snowfinch
- Black-winged Snowfinch
- White-rumped Snowfinch
- Pere David's Snowfinch
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch
- Blanford's Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White-browed Wagtail
- Japanese Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Upland Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Collared Grosbeak
- Spot-winged Grosbeak
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Japanese Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Scarlet Finch
- Red-mantled Rosefinch
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
- Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch
- Pink-rumped Rosefinch
- Dark-rumped Rosefinch
- Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Spot-winged Rosefinch
- Sharpe's Rosefinch
- Vinaceous Rosefinch
- Pale Rosefinch
- Tibetan Rosefinch
- Sillem's Rosefinch
- Streaked Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Long-tailed Rosefinch
- Red-fronted Rosefinch
- Crimson-browed Finch
- Pallas's Rosefinch
- Three-banded Rosefinch
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
- Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Brown Bullfinch
- Red-headed Bullfinch
- Gray-headed Bullfinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Mongolian Finch
- Blanford's Rosefinch
- Gold-naped Finch
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Black-headed Mountain Finch
- Asian Rosy-Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Black-headed Greenfinch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- Island Canary
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Tibetan Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Tibetan Bunting
- Rufous-backed Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Godlewski's Bunting
- Meadow Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Slaty Bunting
- Yellow-throated Bunting
- Ochre-rumped Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Yellow Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Masked Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
- Tristram's Bunting
- Gray Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Savannah Sparrow
Most common birds in China
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of China’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Tundra Bean-GooseAnser serrirostris
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Largest bird families in China
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers81
- Laughingthrushes and Allies49
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies47
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies47
- Leaf Warblers45
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites42
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl40
- Sandpipers and Allies37
Reported in the last 30 days
1067 species reported to eBird in China in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Spoonbill, Mallard, Ruddy Shelduck, Gray Heron, Daurian Jackdaw, Oriental Magpie, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, White Wagtail, Tundra Bean-Goose, Tundra Swan, Chinese Gray Shrike, Common Shelduck, Spotted Dove, Little Egret, Chinese Blackbird, Black-crowned Night Heron, Plumbeous Redstart, Light-vented Bulbul, Red-flanked Bluetail, Swinhoe's White-eye, Azure-winged Magpie, Japanese Quail, Eurasian Moorhen, Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Bluethroat, Yellow-bellied Tit, Blue Whistling-Thrush, Orange-headed Thrush, Red-billed Starling, White-cheeked Starling, White-rumped Munia, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Masked Laughingthrush, Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Daurian Redstart, Long-tailed Shrike, Black-faced Bunting, Little Grebe, Plain Prinia, …
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Gray Heron
Eurasian Coot
Brambling
Green-winged Teal
Black-headed Gull
White Wagtail
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Tundra Swan
Rock Pigeon
Northern Pintail
Great Crested Grebe
Large-billed Crow
Tufted Duck
Northern Lapwing