Sichuan Custom tour Bird List
18th May - 9th June 2005
Leader: Frank Rheindt
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Trip List:
Localities and their abbreviations:
- Du Fu Cottage Gardens; Du Fu
- Emei Shan; Emei
- Wawu Shan; Wawu
- Sawan and surroundings; Sawan
- Wuyipeng Research Station; Wuy
- Balang Shan Pass; BS
- forest at Maerkang; MK
- open habitats around Hongyuan; HY
- Jiuzhaigou National Park; JZG
numbers reported as follows:
1 male = 1,0
1 female = 0,1
2 males, 3 females = 2,3
seen on 1 occasion = 1x
6 birds seen on 1 occ. and 1 bird on a 2nd occ. = 6+1
Birds seen:
1. Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa): BS 6+1
2. Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus): 2 BS
3. Chinese Bamboo-Partridge (Bambusicola thoracica thoracica): 2 Emei, 1 Wawu
4. Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus): 2,0 MK; 5,1 at pass between Songpan and JZG; 2,1 JZG
5. Temminck’s Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii): 3,0 Wuy; [heard Emei]
6. Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha ruficollis): 2,0 MK; [BS heard]
7. Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii): 1,0 BS
8. White Eared-Pheasant – Crossoptilon crossoptilon: min 8 BS
9. Blue Eared-Pheasant – Crossoptilon auritum: 2,0 JZG
10. Common Pheasant – Phasianus colchicus: (suehschanensis) 1 male HY, many JZG
11. Golden Pheasant – Chrysolophus pictus: 1,0 Sawan
12. Lady Amherst’s Pheasant – Chrysolophus amherstiae: 1,0 Wawu; [Emei heard]
13. Graylag Goose – Anser anser: 1 HY
14. Ruddy Shelduck – Tadorna ferruginea: ca 7 HY
15. Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos: JZG
16. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker – Dendrocopos hyperythrus: 0,1 MK
17. Darjeeling Woodpecker – Dendrocopos darjellensis: 1 Emei, 2 Wawu
18. White-backed Woodpecker – Dendrocopos leucotos: 0,1 Wuy
19. Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major: 1 HY; JZG
20. Gray-headed Woodpecker – Picus canus: 1,0 Wuy
21. Great Barbet – Megalaima virens: 3 Emei
22. Common Kingfisher – Alcedo atthis: Du Fu 1
23. Large Hawk-Cuckoo – Hierococcyx sparverioides: Wawu, BS [heard elsewhere]
24. Common Cuckoo – Cuculus canorus: Du Fu, HY, [heard Emei, JZG]
25. Himalayan Cuckoo – Cuculus saturatus: Emei, Wawu, Wuy, [JZG heard]
26. Lesser Cuckoo – Cuculus poliocephalus: Emei, [heard Wawu, BS, JZG]
27. Himalayan Swiftlet – Collocalia brevirostris: Emei, Wawu
28. White-throated Needletail – Hirundapus caudacutus: Sawan, JZG
29. Pacific Swift – Apus pacificus: Emei, Sawan, HY, JZG
30. House Swift – Apus nipalensis: Emei, MK
31. Collared Owlet – Glaucidium brodiei: 1 JZG; [heard Emei, Wuy]
32. Snow Pigeon – Columba leuconota: BS
33. Oriental Turtle Dove – Streptopelia orientalis orientalis: 1 MK
34. Spotted Dove – Streptopelia chinensis: Du Fu
35. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon – Treron sphenura: 2 Emei
36. Black-necked Crane – Grus nigricollis: 13 HY
37. White-breasted Waterhen – Amaurornis phoenicurus: Du Fu
38. Wood Snipe – Gallinago nemoricola: 1 BS [second individual heard]
39. Common Redshank – Tringa totanus: HY
40. Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos: Du Fu
41. Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hitaicula: Du Fu
42. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo tibetana: 1 HY
43. Black-eared Kite – Milvus lineatus: HY, MK
44. Himalayan Griffon – Gyps himalayensis: BS, MK, HY
45. Oriental Honey-Buzzard – Pernis ptilorhynchus
46. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo: MK min 1; JZG
47. Upland Buzzard – Buteo hemilasius: 2 HY
48. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos: 1 JZG
49. Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus: 1 past BS; JZG
50. Little Egret – Egretta garzetta: 9 Du Fu, several en route
51. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis: 2 HY (not seen by leader)
52. Chinese Pond Heron – Ardeola bacchus: 1 Du Fu, several en route
53. Black-crowned Night-Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax: 3 Du Fu
54. Tiger Shrike – Lanius tigrinus: 1,0 Emei
55. Brown Shrike – Lanius cristatus: Du Fu
56. Long-tailed Shrike – Lanius schach schach: Du Fu, 1 en route
57. Gray-backed Shrike – Lanius tephronotus: BS, MK, HY, JZG
58. Eurasian Jay – Garrulus glandarius sinensis: JZG, Emei, BS
59. Red-billed Blue Magpie – Urocissa erythrorhyncha: Emei, Sawan
60. Azure-winged Magpie – Cyanopica cyanus: 6-10 HY
61. Gray Treepie – Dendrocitta formosae: Emei
62. Black-billed Magpie – Pica pica bottanensis: HY
63. Hume’s Groundpecker – Pseudopodoces humilis: HY 8-10
64. Spotted Nutcracker – Nucifraga caryocatactes macella: Wuy, JZG
65. Red-billed Chough – Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax: BS
66. Yellow-billed Chough – Pyrrhocorax graculus: BS, Songpan
67. Daurian Jackdaw – Corvus dauuricus: HY, Songpan
68. Large-billed Crow – Corvus japonensis (ssp tibetosinensis and presumably colonorum): Emei, BS, MK, HY, JZG
69. Common Raven – Corvus corax tibetanus: HY
70. Swinhoe’s Minivet – Pericrocotus cantonensis: Du Fu 1-2
71. Long-tailed Minivet – Pericrocotus ethologus: Emei, Wawu, Wuy, BS, MK, JZG
72. Black Drongo – Dicrurus macrocercus: BS, HY
73. Hair-crested Drongo – Dicrurus hottentottus: Emei
74. White-throated Dipper – Cinclus cinclus przewalksii: BS 2
75. Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush – Monticola rufiventris: 1,0 Emei
76. Blue Rock Thrush – Monticola solitarius pandoo: 1,0 past BS
77. Blue Whistling-Thrush – Myophonus caeruleus caeruleus: Emei, Wawu, Sawan, MK
78. Long-tailed Thrush – Zoothera dixoni: Jiuzhaigou (many singing, a few seen); [heard MK]
79. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula (mandarinus/intermedia): Du Fu, JZG, en route
80. Chestnut Thrush – Turdus rubrocanus: Emei, Sawan, Wuy, Maerkang, JZG
81. Kessler’s Thrush – Turdus kessleri: BS, HY
82. Chinese Thrush – Turdus mupinensis: MK 1, JZG 1
83. Dark-sided Flycatcher – Muscicapa sibirica: Wawu
84. Asian Brown Flycatcher – Muscicapa dauurica: 1-2 Du Fu, 3 Emei
85. Brown-breasted Flycatcher – Muscicapa mutti: 1 Emei
86. Ferruginous Flycatcher – Muscicapa ferruginea: Wawu, Sawan
87. Slaty-backed Flycatcher – Ficedula hodgsonii: MK, JZG
88. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher – Ficedula strophiata: Emei, Wawu, Wuy, JZG
89. Slaty-blue Flycatcher – Ficedula tricolor: 2x Laojun Shan (heard many); Emei, Wuy, [heard Wawu, MK, JZG]
90. Verditer Flycatcher – Eumyias thalassina: Wawu, Emei
91. Rufous-bellied Niltava – Niltava sundara: Sawan, Wuy, JZG
92. Vivid Niltava – Niltava vivida: 3-4 males Emei
93. Chinese Blue-Flycatcher – Cyornis glaucicomans: Emei
94. Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher – Culicicapa ceylonensis: Emei, JZG, Sawan
95. Rufous-headed Robin – Luscinia ruficeps: JZG
96. Firethroat – Luscinia pectardens: Wuy, MK
97. Indian Blue Robin – Luscinia brunnea: Sawan, Wuy, JZG
98. Orange-flanked Bush Robin – Tarsiger cyanurus rufilatus: MK, JZG
99. Golden Bush Robin – Tarsiger chrysaeus: Emei, Wawu
100. White-browed Bush-Robin – Tarsiger indicus: 0,1 Wuy
101. Oriental Magpie Robin – Copsychus saularis: Emei, Du Fu
102. Black Redstart – Phoenicurus ochrurus rufiventris: HY
103. Hodgson’s Redstart – Phoenicurus hodgsoni: MK surroundings, JZG
104. White-throated Redstart – Phoenicurus schisticeps: MK, HY, JZG
105. Daurian Redstart – Phoenicurus auroreus: Sawan, MK, JZG
106. Blue-fronted Redstart – Phoenicurus frontalis: BS, JZG
107. White-capped Water-Redstart – Chaimarrornis leucocephalus: BS, MK, JZG
108. Plumbeous Water-Redstart – Rhyacornis fuliginosus: Sawan, Emei, MK, JZG
109. White-bellied Redstart – Hodgsonius phaenicuroides: Emei, Wawu, JZG
110. White-tailed Robin – Myiomela leucura: Emei; Laojun Shan 1 (many heard)
111. Grandala – Grandala coelicolor: BS 4,4
112. Slaty-backed Forktail – Enicurus schistaceus: Emei 1
113. White-crowned Forktail – Enicurus leschenaulti sinensis: 2 MK
114. Common Stonechat – Saxicola rubicola przevalksii: HY, pass between Songpan and JZG
115. Crested Mynah – Acridotheres cristatellus: 1 en route at Dayi; Du Fu 1
116. Eurasian Nuthatch – Sitta europaea sinensis: JZG
117. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch – Sitta nagaensis: Wuy 1
118. Chinese Nuthatch – Sitta villosa: JZG
119. Eurasian Treecreeper – Certhia familiaris khamensis: Wawu, MK, pass between Songpan and JZG; JZG
120. Sichuan Treecreeper – Certhia tianquanensis: Wawu, JZG
121. Bar-tailed Treecreeper – Certhia himalayana: JZG
122. Winter Wren – Troglodytes troglodytes: Emei, MK, JZG
123. Fire-capped Tit – Cephalopyrus flammiceps: Wuy
124. “Sichuan” Willow Tit – Parus weigoldicus: 1 MK
125. White-browed Tit – Parus superciliosus: HY
126. Pere David’s Tit – Parus davidi: Wuy, JZG
127. Rufous-vented Tit – Parus rubidiventris: Wawu, BS, MK, JZG
128. “Coal Tit” – Parus (ater) aemodius: Wawu, Emei, Wuy, JZG
129. Yellow-bellied Tit – Parus venustulus: Emei, Wuy, JZG
130. Gray-crested Tit – Parus dichrous: Wawu, Wuy, MK, JZG
131. Great Tit – Parus major (ssp. minor+tibetanus): Emei, HY, JZG, en route past BS
132. Green-backed Tit – Parus monticolus: Emei, Sawan, JZG, Wawu
133. Yellow-browed Tit – Sylviparus modestus: Emei, Wawu, Wuy
134. Black-throated Tit – Aegithalos concinnus: Du Fu, Emei
135. Sooty Tit – Aegithalos fuliginosus: Wuy, JZG
136. Eurasian Crag Martin – Hirundo rupestris: MK, JZG, en route
137. Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica: JZG, Emei, en route near Wawu
138. Red-rumped Swallow – Hirundo daurica: Du Fu, Emei, Wawu
139. Asian House Martin – Delichon dasypus: Emei, BS, MK, JZG
140. Goldcrest – Regulus regulus yunnanensis: MK, pass between JZG and Songpan; JZG
141. Collared Finchbill – Spizixos semitorques: Emei, en route
142. Red-whiskered Bulbul – Pycnonotus jocosus: Emei
143. Brown-breasted Bulbul – Pycnonotus xanthorrhous: en route near Wawu Shan
144. Chinese Bulbul – Pycnonotus sinensis: Emei, Du Fu
145. Black Bulbul – Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucothorax: Emei
146. Plain Prinia – Prinia inornata: Du Fu 2
147. Chestnut-flanked White-eye – Zosterops erythropleurus: 1 Wawu; Du Fu
148. Japanese White-eye – Zosterops japonicus: Du Fu, Emei
149. Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler – Cettia fortipes: Emei; [heard Wawu, Wuy]
150. Aberrant Bush-Warbler – Cettia flavolivacea: Emei, Wawu, [heard MK]
151. Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler – Cettia acanthizoides: Wawu, JZG; [heard Emei, Wuy, MK, JZG]
152. Gray-sided Bush-Warbler – Cettia brunnifrons: Wawu, [heard BS]
153. Southern Spotted Bush Warbler – Bradypterus thoracicus przevalskii: Emei, Wawu, [heard in BS]
154. Northern Spotted Bush Warbler – Bradypterus suschkini: Emei 1
155. Brown Bush-Warbler – Bradypterus luteoventris: Wawu
156. Russet Bush Warbler – Bradypterus mandelli melanorhynchus: Emei
157. Oriental Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus orientalis: 1 Du Fu
158. Crested Tit-Warbler – Leptopoecile elegans: pass between Songpan and JZG; MK
159. Tickell’s Leaf-Warbler – Phylloscopus affinis: 1 Wawu; BS, MK, JZG
160. Buff-throated Warbler – Phylloscpus subaffinis: Emei
161. Dusky Warbler – Phylloscopus fuscatus: JZG 2
162. Yellow-streaked Warbler – Phylloscopus armandii: JZG
163. Buff-barred Warbler – Phylloscopus pulcher: Emei, Wawu, MK, JZG, [heard BS]
164. Ashy-throated Warbler – Phylloscopus maculipennis: Emei
165. “Forrest’s” Warbler – Phylloscopus forresti (formerly: chloronotus): Emei, Wawu, Wuy, MK, JZG
166. Chinese Leaf Warbler – Phylloscopus yunnanensis: Wuy, JZG
167. Hume’s Warbler – Phylloscopus humei: MK, JZG
168. Arctic Warbler – Phylloscopus borealis: 3-4 Du Fu
169. Greenish Warbler – Phylloscopus trochiloides trochiloides: Emei, Du Fu, Wawu, Sawan, Wuy, BS, MK, JZG
170. Large-billed Leaf-Wabler – Phylloscopus magnirostris: Emei, Wawu, Sawan, Wuy, MK, JZG
171. Emei Leaf Warbler – Phylloscopus emeiensis: Emei, [heard Wawu]
172. “Claudia’s” Warbler – Phylloscopus claudiae (formerly reguloides): Emei, Sawan, Wuy, MK, JZG, [heard Wawu]
173. “Ogilviegranti’s” Warbler – Phylloscopus ogilviegranti disturbans (formerly davisoni): Emei 1
174. Sulphur-breasted Warbler – Phylloscopus ricketti: Emei
175. Bianchi’s Warbler – Seicercus valentini valentini: Emei, Wawu, Wuy, MK, JZG; [heard BS]
176. “Martens’s Warbler” – Seicercus omeiensis: Emei; common Laojun Shan; [heard Wawu]
177. White-spectacled Warbler – Seicercus affinis: Emei
178. “Alstrom’s Warbler” (=Plain-tailed Warbler) – Seicercus soror: Emei
179. Gray-crowned Warbler – Seicercus tephrocephalus: JZG; birds in Sawan possibly this species
180. Chestnut-crowned Warbler – Seicercus castaniceps: Emei
181. Rufous-faced Warbler – Abroscopus albogularis: 1 Du Fu, [heard Emei]
182. Pere David’s Laughingthrush – Garrulax davidi: HY
183. Sukachev’s Laughingthrush – Garrulax sukatschewi: JZG 1
184. Moustached Laughingthrush – Garrulax cineraceus: 2+1+1 Emei
185. Barred Laughingthrush – Garrulax lunulatus: Wuy, 1 JZG
186. Giant Laughingthrush – Garrulax maximus: BS, MK
187. Spotted Laughingthrush – Garrulax ocellatus: Wuy 2+1, Emei 1
188. Rusty Laughingthrush – Garrulax poecilorhynchus: Emei 2
189. Hwamei – Garrulax canorus: 2 Du Fu; Emei
190. White-browed Laughingthrush – Garrulax sannio: Du Fu
191. Elliot’s Laughingthrush – Garrulax elliotii: Emei, Wawu, Wuy, BS, MK, JZG
192. Black-faced Laughingthrush – Garrulax affinis: Wawu
193. Red-winged Laughingthrush – Garrulax formosus: Emei, Wawu, Wuy
194. Emei Liocichla – Liocichla omeiensis: Emei, Wawu; common Laojun Shan
195. Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler – Pomatorhinus ruficollis: 3 Du Fu; Emei; several Laojun Shan
196. Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler – Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis: 2x Emei
197. Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler – Pnoepyga albiventer: Wuy 1
198. Pygmy Wren Babbler – Pnoepyga pusilla: JZG 1+1; [heard Emei, Wuy]
199. Rufous-capped Babbler – Stachyris ruficeps: Emei; [heard Wuy]
200. Red-billed Leiothrix – Leiothrix lutea: Emei, Wawu
201. Green Shrike-Babbler – Pteruthius xanthochlorus: Wuy 2-3
202. Golden-breasted Fulvetta – Alcippe chrysotis: Wuy
203. Streak-throated Fulvetta – Alcippe cinereiceps: Emei, Wawu, Wuy
204. Dusky Fulvetta – Alcippe brunnea: Emei
205. Gray-cheeked Fulvetta – Alcippe morrisonia: Emei
206. Stripe-throated Yuhina – Yuhina gularis: Wawu
207. White-collared Yuhina – Yuhina diademata: Emei, Wawu, Sawan
208. Black-chinned Yuhina – Yuhina nigrimenta: Emei
209. Great Parrotbill – Conostoma oemodium: 2 Wawu, 1 Wuy
210. Brown Parrotbill – Paradoxornis unicolor: 1 Wawu
211. Gray-headed Parrotbill – Paradoxornis gularis: Emei
212. Vinous-throated Parrotbill – Paradoxornis webbianus: Du Fu
213. Ashy-throated Parrotbill – Paradoxornis alphonsianus: Emei
214. Golden Parrotbill – Paradoxornis verreauxi: Emei
215. Gray-hooded Parrotbill – Paradoxornis zappeyi: 2 Wawu
216. Fulvous Parrotbill – Paradoxornis fulvifrons: Wawu
217. Tibetan Lark – Melanocorypha maxima: HY ca 5
218. Oriental Skylark – Alauda gulgula: HY
219. Horned Lark – Eremophila alpestris: HY
220. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker – Dicaeum ignipectus: Emei
221. Mrs Gould’s Sunbird – Aethopyga gouldiae: Emei, Wuy
222. Fork-tailed Sunbird – Aethopyga christinae: Emei
223. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus: HY (downtown)
224. Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus: common
225. White Wagtail – Motacilla alba: (alboides) Du Fu, Emei, Sawan, BS, MK, JZG; (leucopsis) JZG
226. Citrine Wagtail – Motacilla citreola calcarata: Hongyuan
227. Gray Wagtail – Motacilla cinerea: Emei, Wawu, Sawan, JZG
228. Olive-backed Pipit – Anthus hodgsoni: Emei, MK, JZG
229. Rosy Pipit – Anthus roseatus: BS, JZG
230. Alpine Accentor – Prunella collaris: BS
231. Rufous-breasted Accentor – Prunella strophiata: Emei, Wawu, BS
232. Maroon-backed Accentor – Prunella immaculata: JZG
233. White-rumped Munia – Lonchura striata swinhoei: Du Fu, Emei
234. Gray-capped Greenfinch – Carduelis sinica: en route north of Wawu
235. Tibetan Siskin – Carduelis thibetana: MK, JZG
236. Twite – Carduelis flavirostris miniakensis: HY 30-50
237. Plain Mountain-Finch – Leucosticte nemoricola: BS
238. Brandt’s Mountain-Finch – Leucosticte brandti: BS
239. Blanford’s Rosefinch – Carpodacus rubescens: Emei
240. Common Rosefinch – Carpodacus erythrinus: Sawan, BS, MK
241. Beautiful Rosefinch – Carpodacus pulcherrimus: pass between Songpan and JZG
242. Pink-rumped Rosefinch – Carpodacus eos: Maerkang
243. Vinaceous Rosefinch – Carpodacus vinaceus: Emei, JZG; 1,1 Wawu
244. Three-banded Rosefinch – Carpodacus trifasciatus: Maerkang, JZG
245. White-browed Rosefinch – Carpodacus thura: MK, JZG, pass from Songpan to JZG
246. Red-fronted Rosefinch – Carpodacus puniceus: BS 0,3
247. Brown Bullfinch – Pyrrhula nipalensis ricketti: Emei 1-2
248. Gray-headed Bullfinch – Pyrrhula erythaca: Emei, Wuy, MK, JZG
249. Yellow-billed Grosbeak – Eophona migratoria sowerbyi: Du Fu ca 5
250. White-winged Grosbeak – Mycerobas carnipes: BS, MK, JZG, pass between Songpan and JZG
251. Slaty Bunting – Latoucheornis siemsseni: JZG, Sawan
252. Godlewski’s Bunting – Emberiza godlewskii: HY 1
Species unidentified to species level:
1. Aythya spec.: 2 HY (presumably Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca though not seen well enough, and Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula can – at least theoretically – not be excluded)
2. Accipiter spec.: 1 juv. Wuy (well-seen perched individual displayed all the characters of a juvenile Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis, though that species would be slightly too high and at the edge of its range here; possibility of aberrant Besra A. virgatus cannot be discarded)
Species heard only:
1. Verreaux’ Monal Partridge – Tetraophasis obscurus: JZG
2. Black Woodpecker – Drycopus martius: MK, JZG
3. Common Hoopoe – Upupa epops: HY
4. Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo – Hierococcyx nisicolor: Emei, Wawu, Wuy, Laojun Shan
5. Asian Koel – Eudynamys scolopacea: Emei
6. Northern Boobook – Ninox japonica: Emei
7. Himalayan Wood-Owl – Strix nivicola: JZG
8. Oriental Scops Owl – Otus sunia stictonotus: Laojun Shan
9. Asian Barred Owlet – Glaucidium cuculoides: Emei
10. Gray Nightjar – Caprimulgus indicus: JZG
11. White-browed Shortwing – Brachypteryx montana: Wuy
12. White-browed Shrike-Babbler – Pteruthius flaviscapis: MK
All in all, our trip totalled 252 species, plus an additional 12 species heard only.
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