Uncommon Birds in Macao SAR China
Our list for Macao SAR China has 26 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 winter visitors, 21 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
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 26, most common first
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Dec
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaScarceUncommon37–41 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- White-tailed Robin 16–18 cm
- Wryneck 16–18 cm
- Fairy Pitta 16–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 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