Bird AlbumChina · Guangdong
South China Botanical Garden
143 species and 3,996 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March and October, with up to 44 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga christinae
Black-throated BushtitAegithalos concinnus
Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
Masked LaughingthrushPterorhinus perspicillatus
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus20 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 143 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Huolushan Forest Park2 km156 species
- South China Agricultural University3 km71 species
- Tianhe Park6 km58 species
- Tianluhu Forest Park7 km85 species
- Baiyun Mountain7 km186 species
- Zhujiang Park8 km68 species
All 143 species recorded here
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
- Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
- Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Huet's Fulvetta Alcippe hueti
- Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
- White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Yellow-bellied Tit Periparus venustulus
- Collared Crow Corvus torquatus
- White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
- White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Hartert's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus goodsoni
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at South China Botanical Garden?
December–March and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 44 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at South China Botanical Garden?
143 species, from 3,996 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at South China Botanical Garden in November?
The most recorded in November: Chinese Blackbird, Light-vented Bulbul, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Common Tailorbird and Oriental Magpie-Robin.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.