Common Birds in Macao SAR China
Our list for Macao SAR China has 30 common birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 summer visitors, 16 winter visitors and 7 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Macao SAR China in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 30, most common first
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorCommon29–31 cmRegularly Nov–May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Red-flanked Bluetail 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
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 cm
- Crested Myna 24–27 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Spotted Redshank 29–31 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Avocet 42–45 cm
- Black-tailed Gull 43–51 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Red-billed Blue Magpie 65–68 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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