Sichuan, China Tour

Systematic Bird List

24th May - 12th June 2010

Leader: James Eaton

Grey-hooded Parrotbill

Temminck's Tragopan, Wuyipeng                                              (James Eaton/Birdtour Asia)

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Systematic Bird List

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis heard only
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Eastern Great Egret Ardea [alba] modesta
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Falcated Duck Anas falcata
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Chinese Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Goosander Mergus merganser
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-eared Kite Milvus [milgrans] lineatus
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
Monk Vulture Aegypius monachus
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Mountain Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Severtzov's Grouse Bonasa sewerzowi
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
Verreaux's Monal Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus
Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracica
Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha ruficollis
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii
White Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon
Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus suehschanensis
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus heard only
Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus heard only
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
'Eastern' Black-tailed Godwit Limosa [limosa] melanuroides
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Common Tern Sterna hirundo tibetana
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis orientalis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenura
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Large Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides
Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo Cuculus nisicolor
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea heard only
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
House Swift Apus nipalensis
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Hoopoe Upupa epops
PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
Great Barbet Megalaima virens heard only
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus sordidor
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris khamensis
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Pale Martin Riparia diluta
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alboides
Tibetan Wagtail Motacilla [citreola] calcarata
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni hodsoni
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucothorax
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest Regulus regulus yunnanensis
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus przewalskii
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes szetschuanus
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus caeruleus
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus gouldi
Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Cettia fortipes davidiana
Aberrant Bush Warbler Cettia flavolivacea intricata
Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Cettia acanthizoides acanthizoides
Spotted Bush Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus thoracicus
Baikal Bush Warbler Bradypterus davidi
Russet Bush Warbler Bradypterus mandelli mandelli
Brown Bush Warbler Bradypterus luteoventris
Severtzov’s Tit Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae obscura
Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans
Alpine (Tickell's) Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus [affinis] occisinensis
Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis
Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii armandii
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher pulcher
Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus [chloronotus] forresti
Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei mandellii
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 
Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
Claudia's (Blyth's) Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus [reguloides] claudiae
Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis
Kloss's (White-tailed) Leaf Warbler P. [davisoni] ogilviegranti disturbans
Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus
Bianchi's Warbler Seicercus valentini valentini
Alstrom's Warbler Seicercus soror
Marten's Warbler Seicerus omeiensis
White-spectacled Warbler Seicercus affinis [subsp unknown] heard only
Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps sinensis
Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis fulvifacies
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttei
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra heard only
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor diversa
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi heard only
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara denotata
Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope
White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis tschebaiewi
Rufous-headed Robin Luscinia ruficeps
Firethroat Luscinia pectardens
Indian Blue Robin Luscinia brunnea
Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus yunnanensis
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
White-bellied Redstart Hodgsonius phaenicuroides
White-tailed Robin Cinclidium leucurum
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura przevalksii
Grandala Grandala coelicolor
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti sinensis
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Buffy Laughingthrush Dryonastes berthemyi
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis heard only
Chinese Babax Babax lanceolatus
Chinese Hwamei Leucodioptron canorus heard only
White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio
Pere David's Laughingthrush Pterorhinus davidi
Sukatshev's Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sukatschewi
Barred Laughingthrush Ianthocincla lunulatus
Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellatus
Giant Laughingthrush Ianthocincla maximus
Elliot's Laughingthrush Trohalopteron elliotii
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trohalopteron affinis
Red-winged Laughingthrush Trohalopteron formosus
Emei Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler Pnoepyga albiventer
Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla heard only
Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis
Chinese Fulvetta Fulvetta striaticollis
Grey-hooded Fulvetta Fulvetta cinereiceps
Dusky Fulvetta Fulvetta brunnea
Pere David's Fulvetta Alcippe [morrisonia] davidi
Blue-winged Siva Siva cyanouroptera
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
PASSERIFORMES: Paradoxornithidae
Great Parrotbill Conostoma oemodium
Three-toed Parrotbill Cholornis paradoxus
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinornis webbianus
Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinornis alphonsianus
Grey-hooded Parrotbill Sinornis zappeyi
Fulvous Parrotbill Sinornis fulvifrons cyanophrys
Golden Parrotbill Sinornis verreauxi verreauxi
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Red-crowned Tit Aegithalos concinnus concinnus
Black-browed Tit Aegithalos iouschistos
Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Sichuan Tit Poecile [songarus] weigoldei
White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosa
Pere David's Tit Poecile davidi
Coal Tit Periparus ater aemodius
Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus
Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
Japanese Tit Parus minor minor
Parus minor tibetanus
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
Hume's Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis montium
Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa bangsi
Przewalski's Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii
PASSERIFORMES: Tichodromidae
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae dabryii
PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus heard only
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus 
Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus simplex
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus lucionensis
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach schah
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Tibetan (Chinese) Grey Shrike Lanius [sphenocercus] giganteus
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus salangensis
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus brevirostris
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius sinensis
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana kansuensis
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica bottanensis
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes macella
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax himalayanus
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus digitatus
Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus insolens
Oriental Crow Corvus [corone] orientalis
Large-billed Crow Corvus japonensis tibetosinensis
Corvus japonensis colonorum
Collared Crow Corvus torquatus
Common Raven Corvus corax tibetanus
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
Red-billed Starling Sturnus sericeus
White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Slaty Bunting Emberiza siemsseni
Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus roseatus
Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus davidianus
Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos
Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii
Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
Streaked Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
Twite Carduelis flavirostris miniakensis
Tibetan Sisken Serinus thibetanus
Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria sowerbyi
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia brevirostris
Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
White-rumped Snowfinch Montifringilla taczanowskii
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
Green Shrike Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus pallidus
MAMMALS
Pere David's Macaque Macaca thibetana
Pallas's Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel Tamiops swinhoei
Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana
Pere David's Rock Squirrel Sciurotamias davidianus
Siberian Chipmunk Tamias sibiricus
Plateau Pika Ochotona curzoniae
Moupin Pika Ochotona thibetana
Woolly Hare Lepus oiostolus
Tibetan Fox Vulpes ferrilata
Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
Tufted Deer Elaphodus cephalophus
Reeve's Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Domestic Yak Bos grunniens
Birds-of-the-tour
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Tibetan Snowcock
2
Spotted Laughingthrush
3
Temminck's Tragopan
3=
Chinese Monal
5
Rufous-headed Robin
5=
Golden Bush Robin
5=
White-tailed Rubythroat

A total of 317 species were recorded including 12 species heard only.

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Photos from tour participant Gert Huijzers

More tour photos can be found on Gert’s excellent website - http://web.me.com/gerthuijzers/

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Red Panda, Wawu Shan                    © Gert Huijzers

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Crested Kingfisher and Collared Crow, en-route to Jiuzhaigou

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Rosy Pipit, Jiuzhaigou and White-throated Redstart, Baxi Forest

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Hume’s Ground Tit and Black-winged Snowfinch, Tibetan Plateau

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Sichuan Jays, Mengbishan and Kessler’s Thrush, Balang Shan

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Streaked Rosefinch and Dark-breasted Rosefinch, Balang Shan
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White-browed Bush Robin and Brandt’s Mountain Finch, Balang Shan

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Fire-capped Tit and Barred Laughingthrush, Wuyi Peng

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Vinaceous Rosefinch and Sichuan Treecreeper, Wawu Shan

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Golden Bush Robin and Red-billed Leiothrix, Wawu Shan

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Spotted Bush Warbler and Brown Bush Warbler, Wawu Shan

Mengbishan James Eaton

Mengbishan                                               (James Eaton/Birdtour Asia)

 

Mengbishan James Eaton

Mengbishan                                               (James Eaton/Birdtour Asia)

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