China · Fujian
Xiamen University
98 species and 888 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 28 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Chinese GrosbeakEophona migratoria
Band-bellied CrakeZapornia paykulliiSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Xiamen Botanical Garden2 km130 species
- Kulangsu Islet3 km72 species
- Bailuzhou Park4 km68 species
- Huwei Hill Park5 km131 species
- Hutoushan Park9 km79 species
- Wuyuan Bay Wetland Park12 km113 species
All 98 species recorded here
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Collared Crow Corvus torquatus
- Grey-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii
- Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Ryukyu Flycatcher Ficedula owstoni
- Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
- Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Xiamen University?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 28 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Xiamen University?
98 species, from 888 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Xiamen University in November?
The most recorded in November: Light-vented Bulbul, Chinese Blackbird, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Black-collared Starling and Little Grebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.