Bird AlbumChina · Yunnan
Sanjiacun Reservoir
158 species and 924 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 32 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhous
Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Black-throated BushtitAegithalos concinnus
Crested FinchbillSpizixos canifrons
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Common HoopoeUpupa epops
Spectacled FulvettaFulvetta ruficapilla
White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannio
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kunming Country Park4 km147 species
- Dianchi Caohai Lakefront Wetlands7 km86 species
- Kunming Xi Shan9 km256 species
- Yuyuan Park9 km121 species
- Haigeng Embankment9 km72 species
- Yunnan University11 km126 species
All 158 species recorded here
- Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Spectacled Fulvetta Fulvetta ruficapilla
- White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- White-collared Yuhina Parayuhina diademata
- Black-headed Greenfinch Chloris ambigua
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rusty-capped Fulvetta Schoeniparus dubius
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
- Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Yunnan Fulvetta Alcippe fratercula
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans
- White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
- Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Ashy-throated Parrotbill Suthora alphonsiana
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Grey-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis
- Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
- Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis
- Manipur Fulvetta Fulvetta manipurensis
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
- Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
- White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- Rufous-fronted Bushtit Aegithalos iouschistos
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
- Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
- Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
- Yellow-bellied Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
- Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps
- Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
- Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Mountain Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola fytchii
- Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
- Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
- Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
- Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
- Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sanjiacun Reservoir?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 32 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sanjiacun Reservoir?
158 species, from 924 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sanjiacun Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-breasted Bulbul, Blue-fronted Redstart, Black-winged Kite, Black-throated Bushtit and Crested Finchbill.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.