Hong Kong bird checklist
672 bird species in 94 families have been recorded in Hong Kong, according to eBird; about 364 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 Hong Kong right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Eurasian Tree Sparrow
3Little Egret
4White Wagtail
5Great Egret
6Large-billed Crow
7Kentish Plover
8Black Kite
9Common Sandpiper
10Barn Swallow
Hong Kong bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Black Swan
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- 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
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Velvet Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Smew
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Scaly-sided Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Chinese Bamboo-Partridge
- Red Junglefowl
- Chinese Francolin
- Japanese Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Barred Cuckoo-Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Diamond Dove
- Bar-shouldered Dove
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
- White-bellied Green-Pigeon
- Whistling Green-Pigeon
- Black-chinned Fruit-Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Gray Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Himalayan Swiftlet
- Common Swift
- Pacific Swift
- House Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Band-bellied Crake
- Brown Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Siberian Crane
- Hooded Crane
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Gray-headed 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
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Eurasian Woodcock
- 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
- 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
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Ancient Murrelet
- Japanese Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Saunders's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Relict Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Vega Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- Oriental Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- Japanese Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Black-headed Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Black-faced Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Schrenck's Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Japanese Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Javan Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Gray-faced Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Ryukyu Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Boobook
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Great Barbet
- Chinese Barbet
- Blue-throated Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Bay Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Palm Cockatoo
- Tanimbar Corella
- Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Superb Parrot
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Blossom-headed Parakeet
- Derbyan Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Chattering Lory
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
Pittas
- Blue-winged Pitta
- Fairy Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ryukyu Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Brown-rumped Minivet
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-bellied Erpornis
Old World Orioles
- Black-naped Oriole
- Maroon Oriole
- Silver Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- Crow-billed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Bull-headed Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
- Chinese Gray Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Green Jay
- Eurasian Jay
- Azure-winged Magpie
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie
- Indochinese Green-Magpie
- Gray Treepie
- Racket-tailed Treepie
- Oriental Magpie
- Daurian Jackdaw
- House Crow
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Collared Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Yellow-bellied Tit
- Varied Tit
- Asian Tit
- Yellow-cheeked Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Chinese Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Mongolian Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blunt-winged Warbler
- Manchurian Reed Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Marsh Grassbird
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Brown Bush Warbler
- Chinese Bush Warbler
- Baikal Bush Warbler
- Russet Bush Warbler
Cupwings
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Siberian House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Chestnut Bulbul
- Mountain Bulbul
- Brown-eared Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Collared Finchbill
- Brown-breasted Bulbul
- Light-vented Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Chinese Leaf Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Yellow-streaked Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Buff-throated Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Ijima's Leaf Warbler
- White-spectacled Warbler
- Gray-crowned Warbler
- Bianchi's Warbler
- Martens's Warbler
- Alström's Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Emei Leaf Warbler
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Sulphur-breasted Warbler
- Hartert's Leaf Warbler
- Kloss's Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Pale-footed Bush Warbler
- Asian Stubtail
- Rufous-faced Warbler
- Mountain Tailorbird
- Manchurian Bush Warbler
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Long-tailed Tit
- Black-throated Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
Parrotbills
- Spot-breasted Parrotbill
- Gray-headed Parrotbill
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
- Ashy-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Indochinese Yuhina
- Black-chinned Yuhina
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye
- Swinhoe's White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Chinese Grassbird
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Huet's Fulvetta
- Blue-winged Minla
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Silver-eared Mesia
- Red-tailed Minla
- Chinese Hwamei
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- Black-throated Laughingthrush
- White-browed Laughingthrush
- Masked Laughingthrush
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
- Chinese Babax
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Starlings
- Metallic Starling
- Asian Glossy Starling
- 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
- Bank Myna
- Javan Myna
- Pale-bellied Myna
- Great Myna
- Crested Myna
- Golden-breasted Starling
- Purple Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Purple Cochoa
- Siberian Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Chinese Thrush
- Chinese Blackbird
- Gray-backed Thrush
- Japanese Thrush
- Pale Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Brown-headed Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Small Niltava
- Fujian Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Zappey's Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Chinese Blue Flycatcher
- Hill Blue Flycatcher
- Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
- Lesser Shortwing
- Rufous-tailed Robin
- Japanese Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Slaty-backed Forktail
- Siberian Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Green-backed Flycatcher
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Ryukyu Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Hodgson's Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
- White-throated Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Amur Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Pied Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Japanese Waxwing
Flowerpeckers
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Purple Sunbird
- Ornate Sunbird
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Fork-tailed Sunbird
Leafbirds
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Chestnut-and-black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Baya Weaver
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- White-headed Munia
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
- Southern Cordonbleu
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
Accentors
- Altai Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Upland Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Japanese Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Twite
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked 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
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
- Tristram's Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Savannah Sparrow
Most common birds in Hong Kong
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 Hong Kong’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
Largest bird families in Hong Kong
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies33
- Old World Flycatchers27
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl17
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns16
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers16
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites15
- Starlings13
- Old World Buntings12
Reported in the last 30 days
271 species reported to eBird in Hong Kong in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Swinhoe's White-eye, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Large-billed Crow, Spotted Dove, Fairy Pitta, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Little Egret, Blue Whistling-Thrush, Mountain Tailorbird, Rufous-capped Babbler, Scarlet Minivet, Red-whiskered Bulbul, White-breasted Waterhen, Asian Tit, Black Kite, Black-collared Starling, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Kentish Plover, Great Egret, Gray Heron, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Gray Wagtail, Eurasian Kestrel, Common Tailorbird, Red-billed Blue-Magpie, Crested Myna, Light-vented Bulbul, Red-throated Pipit, Asian Barred Owlet, Barn Swallow, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Black-winged Stilt, Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Black Drongo, Wood Sandpiper, White-throated Kingfisher, White-rumped Munia, …
Get to know some of them
Gray Heron
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Spotted Dove
Gray Wagtail
Black-winged Stilt
Common Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Great Cormorant
Common Snipe
Black Drongo
Eurasian Moorhen
Black-crowned Night Heron
White-breasted Waterhen
Scaly-breasted Munia