Details (Hong Kong Birds)

Black kite (Ma Ying)

Mirus immigrants

Features:

The total length is about 50-69 cm (wingspan is about 150 cm), and it is brown and often flies high. It uses updraft to hover and glide, its tail is forked, and it often twists its tail when gliding. Sometimes it makes a long whistle.

Distribution:

Resident birds are the most common birds of prey in China and Hongkong, and they are common in urban areas. At dusk and early morning, hundreds of birds gather near Majixian Canyon in the mid-levels of Hong Kong Island.

Habit:

Often gliding alone or in groups at high altitude, feeding on garbage, fish and animal carcasses, it can be said that it is a scavenger among birds.

pigeon

Green pigeon

Features:

The total length is about 32 cm, and it has many shapes and colors, but it is usually blue-gray, with two broad black wings on its wings.

Distribution:

Introduced from other places, what we see in the wild now are the descendants of wild pigeons, which often haunt large city parks.

Habit:

Eat seeds and flour crumbs, and occasionally eat food fed by people.

Red-eared snipe

Pseudomonas yoelii

Features:

The total length is about 20 cm, the crown feather is black, the cheeks are red, the buttocks are orange-red, and the young birds have no cheeks.

Distribution:

Resident birds are common in suburban forest areas, urban parks and places where trees grow.

Habit:

Small groups are scattered in the Woods and feed on fruits and insects.

Magpie robin (male)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in China

Features:

The total length is about 23 cm, and the whole body feathers are black and white. The male bird is blue-black, with long white spots on its wings, white tail feathers on both sides and white abdomen. The female bird's feather color is similar to that of the male bird, but the blue-black part is dark gray instead. I like foraging in the open grass, and I often cock my tail and keep singing.

Distribution:

Resident birds are common in large parks in suburbs and urban areas.

Habit:

It often haunts inhabited places and mainly feeds on insects. Because of its sweet voice, it is often kept as a caged bird. Also known as "pig shit".

White-waisted wenniao

Gracilaria striata

Features:

The total length is about 1 1 cm, the body is generally brown, the tail is black and the waist and abdomen are white.

Distribution:

Resident birds haunt the Woods and large parks in the city.

Habit:

Love to cluster and take seeds as the staple food.

Sparrows in the sparrow tree

tit

Features:

The total length is about 15 cm, the upper body is dark brown with black spots on the throat and cheeks. The dark spots on the throat and cheeks of young birds are not obvious or completely absent.

Distribution:

Resident birds are common and widely distributed.

Habit:

It is common to nest under eaves, in wall holes or tree holes, and feeds on seeds and insects.

Starling crown starling

Cristal locust

Features:

The total length is about 26 cm, the whole body is black, the head has black crown feathers, the mouth and feet are yellow, the tail end is white, sometimes white spots can be seen on the wings, and obvious white wing spots can be seen during flight.

Distribution:

Resident birds are common in suburban open spaces and large parks in urban areas.

Habit:

They often appear in groups and mainly feed on fruits and insects.

Magpie common magpie

pica

Features:

The total length is about 45 cm and the tail is long. Feathers are generally blue-black, but the shoulders and abdomen are white, forming a bright black-and-white combination with a loud "grid-grid" sound.

Distribution:

Resident birds are common in large parks in suburbs and urban areas.

Habit:

Omnivorous, often foraging on the ground, mainly eating insects, small animals and fruits.

Big tits

Grand Parus

Features:

The total length is about 13 cm, the feathers are gray and black, and there is a black line on the abdomen.

Distribution:

Resident birds are more active than trees, which are common in suburban forests and large parks in urban areas.

Habit:

Lively and active, sing to each other and keep in touch. Usually you will hear this song first, and then you will see it moving among the branches. Small families can be seen in spring and summer, and fruits and insects are the main foods.

Dark green embroidered bird (acacia) Japanese supercilious look

Zoysia japonica

Features:

The total length is about 1 1 cm, with bright green upper body, yellow throat and tail, and obvious white eyes.

Distribution:

Resident birds are common in forests and large parks in urban areas.

Habit:

In winter, they often form large groups, move around, and often make soft calls to keep close contact with their companions. Feed on fruits, nectar, pollen and insects. Breeding from March to August, build a cup-shaped nest with grass and stick it on twigs.

babbler

White stork

Features:

The total length is about 25 cm, the body is ginger brown, with obvious eye circles and white stripes behind the eyes, just like painted eyebrows, hence the name.

Distribution:

Resident birds like woodlands and hillsides covered with dense bushes.

Habit:

Not too afraid of people, generally active in the jungle, not easy to observe, but sometimes standing in a conspicuous place to sing. Insects and fruits are the main foods. Breeding from April to July, the nest is large and shallow and built nearby.

Fork-tailed sunbird

Christianity

Features:

The total length is about 9 cm. The male bird has a metallic blue-green head, a crimson throat and upper chest, and a downward curved mouth. Female birds and chicks have green upper body, gray top, yellowish waist and yellowish lower body.

Distribution:

Resident birds are common in forests and large parks in urban areas.

Habit:

Often foraging among flowers, singing loudly. The breeding period is from April to June, and the nest is a mass of grass built on a tree. , reference: LCSD/Green/Bird /b5/ Overview,