Birds to See in Macao SAR China in September
26 bird species on our list for Macao SAR China are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Crested Myna, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret and Barn Swallow. New this month: Great White Egret, Yellow-browed Warbler, Moorhen and Little Grebe and 7 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom 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 26 birds in September
26 birds
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Sep
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.41% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.31% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.19% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.09% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.97% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.90% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.85% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.80% in Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.71% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.68% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.68% in Sep
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.49% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.46% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.41% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.39% in Sep
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.36% in Sep
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.36% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.22% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.15% in Sep
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 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
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Crested Myna 24–27 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 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