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Hong Kong Bird Watching Society lists over 450 species of birds in Hong Kong. Among them, around 100 are residents, 120 are winter visitors, 120 are passage migrants and 80 are summer visitors. Over 100 have been recorded breeding in the territory. There are about 50 species found in Peng Chau.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

A Very common bird that you will find everywhere in Peng Chau, when you enter the island you will be welcomed by the sound of this bird

Red-whiskered Bulbul

A Very common bird that you will find everywhere in Peng Chau, It has a loud three or four note call, and you will immediately recognize it by its red cheek

Oriental Magpie

Being the Largest Magpie, its back, tail, and particularly the remiges show strong purplish-blue iridescence with few if any green hues

Black Kite

Black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend much time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify.

Grey Heron

A long-legged predatory wading bird, it can be seen around the sea coast, Standing up to 1 meter tall, they have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest

Little Egret

It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs, Since most Little Egrets are residents in Hong Kong, they occur throughout the year

Blue Rock Thrush

The whole body is dark blue, but it may look completely black in the distance. The female bird has a dark brown back and a net pattern on the abdomen (fine grid pattern). The silhouette has a unique long beak, wings and tail feathers.

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Swinhoe's White-Eye

A small-sized sunbird kept by many people as a pet. It is a common resident bird in Hong Kong, and usually appears in large flocks. Swinhoe's White-eye is recognised by its prominent white eye-rings, as aptly suggested by its name.

White-throated Kingfisher

a medium-sized kingfisher. Its attractive colours make it an eye-catching bird in mangroves. White-throated Kingfisher mainly feeds on crabs, insects and lizards. It often stays in conspicuous areas such as protruding branches and waits for its prey.

As said earlier, Peng Chau has an amazing number of birds, you might look them up in the bird watching society website (https://www.hkbws.org.hk/)
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Here are some of the other birds you can find in Peng Chau,
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- Black-collared Starling
- Chinese Bulbul
- Cinereous Tit
- Common Tailorbird
- Crested Myna
- Dusky Warbler
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Fork-tailed Sunbird
- Grey-backed Thrush
- Large Hawk-cuckoo
- Robin
- Pacific Reef Heron
- Spotted Dove
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Asian Koel
- Barn Swallow
- Common Emerald Dove
- Daurian Redstart
- Eastern Buzzard
- Large-billed Crow
- Common Sandpiper
- Greater Coucal
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-breasted Waterhen

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