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Paracel Islands
This checklist includes all bird species found in Paracel Islands , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Paracel Islands [map]
Other names: Xisha Islands, Xisha Qúndao
Last modified: 2022-10-15
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| Lesser Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna javanica | |
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| Chinese Francolin | Francolinus pintadeanus | |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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| Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
| Red Collared Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | |
| Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
| Barred Cuckoo Dove | Macropygia unchall | |
| Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
| Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
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| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | |
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| Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | |
| Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
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| Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | |
| Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
| Green-billed Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus tristis | |
| Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
| Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus | |
| Drongo Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | |
| Himalayan Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | |
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| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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| Swinhoe's Storm-petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | |
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| Streaked Shearwater | Calonectris leucomelas | |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | |
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| Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
| Schrenck's Bittern | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | |
| Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
| Black Bittern | Ixobrychus flavicollis | |
| Malaysian Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Pacific Reef Egret | Egretta sacra | |
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| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | Rare/Accidental |
| Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | |
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| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | |
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| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
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| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | |
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| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Grey-tailed Tattler | Tringa brevipes | |
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| Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
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| Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | |
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| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Atoll Tern | Gygis alba | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
| Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana | |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
| Black Baza | Aviceda leuphotes | |
| Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
| Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | |
| Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| Chinese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter soloensis | |
| Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
| Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
| White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
| Japanese Buzzard | Buteo japonicus | |
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| Bay Owl | Phodilus badius | |
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| Collared Owlet | Glaucidium brodiei | |
| Asian Barred Owlet | Glaucidium cuculoides | |
| Collared Scops Owl | Otus bakkamoena | |
| Brown Fish Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis | |
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| Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma flavinucha | |
| Grey-headed Woodpecker | Picus canus | |
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| Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis | |
| Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | |
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| Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
| Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | |
| White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
| Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata | |
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| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
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| Grey-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris | |
| Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | |
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| Maroon Oriole | Oriolus traillii | |
| Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | |
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| Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | |
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| Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
| Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
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| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
| Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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| Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
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| White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
| Black-headed Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
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| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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| Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
| Richard's Pipit | Anthus richardi | |
| Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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| Yellow-breasted Bunting | Schoeniclus aureolus | |
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| Oriental Sky Lark | Alauda gulgula | |
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| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris | |
| Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | |
| Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | |
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| Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata | |
| Striated Grassbird | Megalurus palustris | |
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| Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
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| Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
| Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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| Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler | Abrornis inornatus | |
| Greenish Leaf Warbler | Seicercus trochiloides | |
| Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
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| Grey-cheeked Nun Babbler | Alcippe morrisonia | |
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| White-shouldered Starling | Sturnia sinensis | |
| Red-billed Starling | Spodiopsar sericeus | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
| Hainan Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis hainanus | |
| White-tailed Robin | Myiomela leucura | |
| Taiga Flycatcher | Ficedula albicilla | |
| Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
| Daurian Redstart | Phoenicurus auroreus | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
| Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
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| Eastern Blackbird | Turdus mandarinus | |
| Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | |
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