Birds to See in Macao SAR China in January
33 bird species on our list for Macao SAR China are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Crested Myna, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Yellow-browed Warbler and Little Egret. New this month: Grey Wagtail.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanFrom 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 33 birds in January
33 birds
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jan
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.55% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.14% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.09% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.07% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.98% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.93% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.75% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.64% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.50% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.50% in Jan
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.48% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.43% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.41% in Jan
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in Jan
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.39% in Jan
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.36% in Jan
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.34% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.34% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.30% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.23% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.18% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.18% in Jan
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorCommon29–31 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.18% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Jan
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.16% in Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.11% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.11% in Jan
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