Birds to See in Macao SAR China in May
21 bird species on our list for Macao SAR China are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Crested Myna, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Pied Wagtail and Little Egret. New this month: Fairy Pitta and Grey Wagtail.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 21 birds in May
21 birds
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.06% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.01% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.93% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.90% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.87% in May
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.78% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.75% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.70% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.64% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.64% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.55% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorCommon29–31 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.52% in May
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May · 0.49% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.32% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.23% in May
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Fairy Pitta 16–19 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Crested Myna 24–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Spotted Redshank 29–31 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 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