Uncommon Birds in China
Our list for China has 127 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 36 residents, 41 summer visitors, 49 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in China in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 127, most common first
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–May
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRecorded all year
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made