Bird AlbumChina · Yunnan
Caohai Wetlands, Heqing
121 species and 1,152 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, with up to 50 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereus
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jianhu Wetlands28 km139 species
- Azalea Forest30 km102 species
- Lashihai Lake – South Shore30 km200 species
- Lashihai Lake – East Shore32 km130 species
- Heilongtan Park, Lijiang33 km246 species
- Shigu Town38 km115 species
All 121 species recorded here
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black-headed Greenfinch Chloris ambigua
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Bianchi's Warbler Phylloscopus valentini
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Rufous-fronted Bushtit Aegithalos iouschistos
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Caohai Wetlands, Heqing?
December–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 50 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Caohai Wetlands, Heqing?
121 species, from 1,152 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Caohai Wetlands, Heqing in November?
The most recorded in November: White-browed Crake, Ferruginous Duck, Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Grey-headed Swamphen and Eurasian Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.