The Fully Revised List of Chinese Endemic Birds
PNT Team, updated on 31 August 2016
So far, there are 102 endemic birds in China, and 27 of them only occurs in Island of Taiwan. Among 72 species live in the mainland of China,
up to 51 of them can be found in Sichuan! Click the Chinese name of these birds and check what they are look like on the OBC Bird Images.
GALLIFORMES Phasianidae (22)
Chinese Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi Przevalski, 1876 #
Chestnut-throated Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus (J. Verreaux, 1869) #
Buff-throated Partridge Tetraophasis szechenyii von Madarász, 1885 #
Przevalski's Partridge Alectoris magna (Przevalski, 1876)
Taiwan Hill Partridge Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe, 1864) *
White-necklaced Partridge Arborophila gingica (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
Sichuan Hill Partridge Arborophila rufipectus Boulton, 1932 #
Hainan Hill Partridge Arborophila ardens (Styan, 1892)
Hainan Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron katsumatae Rothschild, 1906
海南孔雀雉 hǎi nán kǒng què zhì (no pics on the OBC Bird Image)
Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus (Temminck, 1815) #
Taiwan Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox (Gould, 1862) *
Cabot's Tragopan Tragopan caboti (Gould, 1857)
Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii A. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1866 #
Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoii (Gould, 1863) *
White Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon (Hodgson, 1838) #
Tibetan Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani Elwes, 1881
Brown Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum Swinhoe, 1863
Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum (Pallas, 1811) #
Elliot's Pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti (Swinhoe, 1872)
Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) *
Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii (J.E. Gray, 1829)
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus (Linnaeus, 1758) #
STRIGIFORMES Strigidae (1)
Sichuan Wood Owl Strix davidi Sharpe, 1875 #
CAPRIMULGIFORMES Caprimulgidae (1)
Vaurie's Nightjar Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie, 1960
中亚夜鹰 zhōng yà yè yīng (no pics on the OBC Bird Image)
PICIFORMES Megalaimidae (2)
Chinese Barbet Psilopogon faber (Swinhoe, 1870)
Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon muchalis (Gould, 1863) *
PICIFORMES Picidae (1)
Dark-bodied Woodpecker Picoides funebris J. P, Verreaux, 1870 #
PASSERIFORMES
Corvidae (3)
Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans Thayer and Bangs, 1912 #
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea Gould, 1863 *
Biddulph's Ground Jay Podoces biddulphi Hume, 1874
Paridae (6)
Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus (Swinhoe, 1870) #
White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus Przevalski, 1876 #
Rusty-breasted Tit Poecile davidi Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891 #
Sichuan Tit Poecile weigoldicus (O. Kleinschmidt, 1921) #
Yellow Tit Machlolophus holsti Seebohm, 1894 *
Chestnut-bellied Tit Sittiparus castaneoventris (Gould, 1863) *
Pycnonotidae (1)
Styan's Bulbul Pycnonotus taivanus Styan, 1893 *
Pnoepygidae (2)
Chinese Wren Babbler Pnoepyga mutica Thayer and Bangs, 1912 #
Taiwan Wren Babbler Pnoepyga formosana Ingram, 1909 *
台湾鹪鹛 tái wān jiāo méi (no pics)
Aegithalidae (2)
Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus J. Verreaux, 1869 #
银脸长尾山雀 yín liǎn zhǎng wěi shān què
Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans Przevalski, 1887 #
Phylloscopidae (4)
Gansu Leaf Warbler Abrornis kansuensis (Meise, 1933) #
Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis (Martens, Sun & Packert, 2008) #
Emei Leaf Warbler Seicercus emeiensis (Alstrom & Olsson, 1995) #
Hainan Leaf Warbler Seicercus emeiensis (Olsson, Alstrom & Colston, 1993)
Scotocercidae (2)
Sichuan Bush Warbler Locustela chengi Alstrom, Xia, Rasmussen, et al. 2015 #
Taiwan Bush Warbler Locustela alishanensis (Rasmussen, Round, Dickinson & Rozendaal, 2000) *
Timaliidae (4)
Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys erythrocnemis (Gould, 1863) *
台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛 tái wān bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi
Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys swinhoei (David, 1874)
华南斑胸钩嘴鹛 huá nán bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi
Taiwan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus musicus Swinhoe, 1859 *
台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛 tái wān zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi
Nonggang Babbler Stachyris nonggangensis Zhou & Jiang, 2008
Pellorneidae (2)
Golden-fronted Fulvetta Schoeniparus variegaticeps (Yen, 1932) #
Dusky Fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneus (Gould, 1863) #
Leiothrichidae (21)
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia Swinhoe, 1863 *
Huet's Fulvetta Alcippe hueti David, 1874
Taiwan Hwamei Garrulax taewanus Swinhoe, 1859 *
Barred Laughingthrush Garrulax lunulatus (J. Verreaux, 1871) #
White-speckled Laughingthrush Garrulax bieti (Oustalet, 1897) #
Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax maximus (J. Verreaux, 1871) #
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax sukatschewi (Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891) #
Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi (Swinhoe, 1868) #
Giant Babax Garrulax waddelli (Dresser, 1905)
Tibetan Babax Garrulax koslowi (Bianchi, 1905)
Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax ruficeps Gould, 1863 *
台湾白喉噪鹛 tái wān bái hóu zào méi
Rusty Laughingthrush Garrulax poecilorhynchus Gould, 1863 *
Rufous Laughingthrush Garrulax berthemyi (Oustalet, 1876) #
Elliot's Laughingthrush Trochalopteron elliotii J. Verreaux, 1871 #
Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron henrici Oustalet, 1892
White-whiskered Laughingthrush Trochalopteron morrisonianum Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 *
White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis (Swinhoe, 1864) *
Emei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis Riley, 1926 #
Steere's Liocichla Liocichla steerii Swinhoe, 1877 *
Taiwan Barwing Sibia morrisoniana (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) *
Regulidae (1)
Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 *
Certhiidae (1)
Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis Li, 1995 #
Sittidae (2)
Yunnan Nuthatch Sitta yunnanensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900 #
Przevalski's Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891 #
Sylviidae (9)
Rufous-tailed Babbler Moupinia poecilotis (J. Verreaux, 1871) #
Chinese Fulvetta Fulvetta striaticollis (J. Verreaux, 1871) #
Grey-hooded Fulvetta Fulvetta cinereiceps (J. Verreaux, 1871) #
Taiwan Fulvetta Fulvetta formosana (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) *
Tarim Babbler Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris (Hume, 1873)
Three-toed Parrotbill Cholornis paradoxa J. Verreaux, 1871 #
Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillata (David, 1871) #
Grey-hooded Parrotbill Sinosuthora zappeyi (Thayer & Bangs, 1912) #
Rusty-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora przewalskii (Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891) #
Zosteropidae (1)
Taiwan Yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) *
Muscicapidae (3)
Collared Bush Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) *
Przevalski's Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus (Przevalski, 1876)
贺兰山红尾鸲 hè lán shān hóng wěi qú
Taiwan Whistling Thrush Myophonus insularis Gould, 1863 *
Turdidae (1)
Chinese Thrush Otocichla mupinensis (Laubmann, 1920) #
Passeridae (1)
Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici (Oustalet, 1892) #
Urocynchramidae (1)
Pink-tailed Rosefinch Urocynchramus pylzowi Przevalski, 1876 #
Fringillidae (7)
Sillem's Mountain Finch Leucosticte sillemi Roselaar, 1992
Tibetan Rosefinch Carpodacus roborowskii (Przevalski, 1887)
Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus J. Verreaux, 1871 #
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius Przevalski, 1876 #
Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus davidianus A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni (Sharpe, 1905) #
Taiwan Rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1911 *
Emberizidae (2)
Slaty Bunting Schoeniclus siemsseni (G.H. Martens, 1906) #
Tibetan Bunting Emberiza koslowi Bianchi, 1904 #
#= occurs in Sichuan.
*= only occurs in Taiwan.
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