Birds to See in Macao SAR China in April
32 bird species on our list for Macao SAR China are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Crested Myna, Pied Wagtail and Little Egret. New this month: Blue Rock-thrush, Redshank, Rock Dove and Peregrine Falcon and 3 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Macao SAR China’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 32 birds in April
32 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.72% in Apr
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.43% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.28% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.06% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.04% in Apr
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorCommon29–31 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.99% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.93% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.84% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.84% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.79% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.77% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.66% in Apr
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.64% in Apr
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.51% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.51% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.42% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.37% in Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.35% in Apr
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.33% in Apr
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr · 0.26% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.26% in Apr
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.09% in Apr
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
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