Steppe Eagle

Order - Accipitriformes 鹰形目
Family - Accipitridae 鹰科 (Hawks, Eagles)
Genus - Aquila 真鵰属

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

草原雕

    Size : 60–81 cm; Male 2000–3500 g, Female 2300–4900 g; Wingspan 165–214 cm

             

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Aquila nipalensis nipalensis (Boddaert, 1783) – Black Kite
  – Altai Mts. to Tibet and Manchuria; winters India to se China.
• Aquila nipalensis orientalis (Sykes, 1832)
  – Central Eurasia; winters to Middle East, Arabia and s Africa.

Date : 01 January 2019

米埔鱼塘, 米埔自然保护区, 元朗区, 新界, 中国香港
Fish Ponds in Mai Po, Mai Po Nature Reserve, Yuen Long District,
New Territories, Hong Kong China

Japanese Night Heron

Order - Pelecaniformes 鹈形目
Family - Ardeidae 鹭科 (Herons)
Genus - Gorsachius 鳽属

Japanese Night Heron

Gorsachius goisagi

栗头鳽

    Size : 48–49 cm; 527.1 g (one male); Wingspan 87–89 cm

             

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic (Temminck, 1836, Japan)
  – Breeds in S Japan on Honshu, Shikoku and possibly Kyushu; recently found breeding in Jeju Is, S Korea; one breeding report from Taiwan, and has been recorded in spring and summer in Russia (Primorye and Sakhalin). Winters from Ryukyu Is to Philippines.

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Common / Eurasian Moorhen

Order - Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family - Rallidae 秧鸡科 (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Genus - Gallinula 黑水鸡属

Common Moorhen / Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

黑水鸡

    Size : 30–38 cm; Wingspan 50–55 cm           
             Male 249–493 (339) g, Female 192–343 (271) g (chloropus),
             Unsexed 173–335 (245) g (meridionalis)

             

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Gallinula chloropus chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  – Europe, N Africa, Azores, Madeira, Canaries and Cape Verde Is E through W, C & S Asia to Japan, S to Sri Lanka and C Malay Peninsula; N populations winter S to Mediterranean region, sub-Saharan Africa and S Asia.
• Gallinula chloropus meridionalis (C. L. Brehm, 1831)
  – sub-Saharan Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe, and St Helena.
• Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa (A. Newton, 1861)
  – Comoro Is, Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.
• Gallinula chloropus orientalis (Horsfield, 1821)
  – Seychelles, Andaman Is, S Peninsular Malaysia, Greater Sundas and W Lesser Sundas to Philippines and Palau Is.
• Gallinula chloropus guami (E. J. O. Hartert, 1917)
  – Northern Mariana Is and Guam.

Date : 13 July 2019

北方家塘, 柴桑区, 九江市, 江西省, 中国

North Jiatang, Chaisang District, Jiujiang Prefecture-level City, Jiangxi Province, China

Common Kingfisher

Order - Coraciiformes 佛法僧目
Family - Alcedinidae 翠鸟科 (Kingfishers)
Genus - Alcedo 翠鸟属

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

普通翠鸟

    Size : 16-18 cm

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Alcedo atthis ispida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  – S Norway, British Is and Spain (except S & E) E to W Russia and Romania; winters S to S Portugal, N Africa, Cyprus and Iraq.
• Alcedo atthis atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common Kingfisher
  – NW Africa and S & E Spain E to Bulgaria, Afghanistan and NW India, then N to C Siberia and NW China; winters S to Egypt, NE Sudan, Oman and Pakistan.
• Alcedo atthis bengalensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
  – C India E to SE Asia, S & E China (including Hainan), N to SE Siberia, E Mongolia and Japan; winters S to Greater Sundas, N Sulawesi, Sula Is, N Moluccas and Philippines.
• Alcedo atthis taprobana (O. Kleinschmidt, 1894)
  – S India (S of R Godavari) and Sri Lanka.
• Alcedo atthis floresiana (Sharpe, 1892)
  – Bali and Lesser Sundas E to Wetar and Timor.
• Alcedo atthis hispidoides (Lesson, 1837) – Cobalt-eared Kingfisher
  – Sulawesi, Moluccas and W Papuan Is, and coastal E New Guinea from Sepik R and Aroa R to Bismarck Archipelago, D’Entrecasteaux Is and Louisiade Archipelago.
• Alcedo atthis salomonensis (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1905)
  – Nissan I (off E Bismarcks), and Solomon Is from Buka and Bougainville SE to Makira (San Cristobal).

Date : 21 June 2019
洪湖公园, 罗湖区, 深圳市, 广东省, 中国

Honghu Park, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China

Bay Woodpecker

Order - Piciformes 鴷形目
Family - Picidae 啄木鸟科 (Woodpeckers)
Genus - Blythipicus 噪啄木鸟属

Bay Woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

黄嘴栗啄木鸟

    Size : 26.5–30 cm; 126–170 g (pyrrhotis), 100–102 g (cameroni)

             

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Blythipicus pyrrhotis pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837)
  – Nepal E to SC China (S Sichuan, Yunnan), Laos and N Vietnam.
• Blythipicus pyrrhotis sinensis (Rickett, 1897)
  – SE China (Guizhou and Guangxi E to Fujian).
• Blythipicus pyrrhotis annamensis (Kinnear, 1926)
  – highlands of S Vietnam.
• Blythipicus pyrrhotis hainanus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1899)
  – Hainan.
• Blythipicus pyrrhotis cameroni (Robinson, 1928)
  – Peninsular Malaysia.

Date : 19 April 2019

五号塘, 五指山, 乳源瑶族自治县, 韶关市, 广东省, 中国

Hide No 5, Wuzhi Mountain, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan Prefecture-level City, Guangdong Province, China

Chinese Babax

Order - Passeriformes 雀形目
Family - Leiotrichidae 噪鹛科 (Laughingthrushes and allies)
Genus - Garrulax 噪鹛属

Chinese Babax

Garrulax lanceolatus

矛纹草鹛

    Size : 22.5–29.5 cm; 56–105 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Garrulax lanceolatus bonvaloti (Oustalet, 1892)
  – S China (WC Sichuan S to SE Xizang and NW Yunnan). 
• Garrulax lanceolatus lanceolatus (J. P. Verreaux, 1871)
  – C & S China (S Gansu, S Shaanxi and W Hubei, S to C & N Yunnan, C & E Sichuan and N Guizhou) and NE & C Myanmar.
• Garrulax lanceolatus latouchei (Stresemann, 1929)
  – SE China (S Guizhou, N & C Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian).

Date : 22 April 2019

四号塘, 五指山, 乳源瑶族自治县, 韶关市, 广东省, 中国

Hide No 4, Wuzhi Mountain, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan Prefecture-level City, Guangdong Province, China

Great White Egret

Order - Pelecaniformes 鹈形目
Family - Ardeidae 鹭科 (Herons)
Genus - Ardea 鹭属

Great White Egret

Ardea alba

大白鹭

    Size : 80–104 cm; 700–1700 g; Wingspan 140–170 cm

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Ardea alba alba (Linnaeus, 1758) – Western Great Egret
  – C Europe E to C Asia (S to Iran), Russian Far East, NE China (Heilongjiang) and C Japan; winters SC Europe to N & C Africa, and Persian Gulf to S China and Korea.
• Ardea alba modesta (J. E. Gray, 1831) – Eastern Great Egret
  – Indian Subcontinent E to SE Asia, SE & E China, S Japan and Korea, S through Sundas, Wallacea and New Guinea region to Australia (except arid interior) and New Zealand.
• Ardea alba melanorhynchos (Wagler, 1827) – African Great Egret
  – Africa S of Sahara, Madagascar.
• Ardea alba egretta (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – American Great Egret
  – NW USA and SE Canada S through much of North and Central America and Caribbean to S Chile and SC Argentina (Santa Cruz).

Date : 13 April 2019

象山森林公园, 南昌市, 江西省, 中国

Xiangshan Forest Park, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China

Date : 13 April 2019

象山森林公园, 南昌市, 江西省, 中国

Xiangshan Forest Park, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China