Birds to See in Macao SAR China in August
15 bird species on our list for Macao SAR China are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Crested Myna, Pied Wagtail, Little Egret and Barn Swallow. New this month: Common Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper and Whimbrel and 4 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom 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 15 birds in August
15 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Aug
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.00% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.55% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.35% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.22% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.22% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.03% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.90% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.90% in Aug
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.77% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.52% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Crested Myna 24–27 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Red-billed Blue Magpie 65–68 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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