Birds to See in Macao SAR China in February
27 bird species on our list for Macao SAR China are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Crested Myna, Pied Wagtail, Little Egret and Great White Egret. New this month: Barn Swallow, Black-headed Gull and White-tailed Robin.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
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 27 birds in February
27 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Feb
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.66% in Feb
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.62% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.50% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.46% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.30% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.03% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.03% in Feb
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.87% in Feb
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.71% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.71% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.67% in Feb
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.63% in Feb
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.55% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.51% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb · 0.43% in Feb
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.39% in Feb
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.36% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.32% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.32% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.32% in Feb
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorCommon29–31 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.24% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Red-flanked Bluetail 13–14 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- White-tailed Robin 16–18 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 cm
- Crested Myna 24–27 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Spotted Redshank 29–31 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Avocet 42–45 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Red-billed Blue Magpie 65–68 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 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