China · Jiangsu
Purple Mountain
123 species and 1,719 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 52 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Oriental MagpiePica serica
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Azure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanus
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralis
Masked LaughingthrushPterorhinus perspicillatus
Grey TreepieDendrocitta formosae
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- The Xiaoling Tomb2 km77 species
- Nanjing Botanical Garden2 km170 species
- Baima Park2 km58 species
- Linggu Temple3 km58 species
- Nanjing Agricultural University4 km56 species
- Xuanwu Lake Park4 km111 species
All 123 species recorded here
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Silver-throated Bushtit Aegithalos glaucogularis
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
- Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei
- Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Purple Mountain?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 52 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Purple Mountain?
123 species, from 1,719 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Purple Mountain in November?
The most recorded in November: Oriental Magpie, Cinereous Tit, Azure-winged Magpie, Chinese Blackbird and Light-vented Bulbul.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.