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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeff Hopkins" data-source="post: 3021352" data-attributes="member: 44242">Taxonomic List of Birds SeenEastern Spot-billed Duck - Anas zonorhyncha  -  A few at the Minjiang EstuaryWhite-necklaced Partridge - Arborophila gingica – Heard only at top of Emeifeng Road Chinese Bamboo-Partridge - Bambusicola thoracicus  -  Heard a couple times at EmeifengCabot's Tragopan - Tragopan caboti – Three males seen, one per day, above km 12 at EmeifengKoklass Pheasant - Pucrasia macrolopha – One male seen at about km 9 at EmeifengSilver Pheasant - Lophura nycthemera – A pair seen at about km 11at EmeifengYellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis -  One at the Minjiang EstuaryGreat Egret - Ardea alba - A few at the Minjiang EstuaryLittle Egret - Egretta garzetta – Abundant in wet habitats in lowlandsCattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis – Common in wet habitats in lowlandsChinese Pond-Heron - Ardeola bacchus – Fairly common in wet habitats in lowlandsCrested Serpent-Eagle - Spilornis cheela – One flying above the Emeifeng Road.Black Eagle - Ictinaetus malayensis – One flying at the top of the Xinqiaoxiang Road.Chinese Sparrowhawk - Accipiter soloensis – One on the wires above XinqiaoxiangEurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus – A couple at WenWuShaBlack-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola – Several at the Minjiang EstuaryLesser Sand-Plover - Charadrius mongolus – Abundant at the Minjiang EstuaryGreater Sand-Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii – A few mixed in with the lessers at the Minjiang EstuaryKentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus – A few at the Minjiang Estuary and WenWuShaCommon Redshank - Tringa totanus – One at the Minjiang EstuaryWhimbrel - Numenius phaeopus – One at the Minjiang EstuaryFar Eastern Curlew - Numenius madagascariensis – Several at the Minjiang EstuarySanderling - Calidris alba – One at the Minjiang EstuaryBlack-tailed Gull - Larus crassirostris – Several at the Minjiang EstuaryLittle Tern - Sternula albifrons – Abundant at the Minjiang EstuaryGull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica – Three at the Minjiang EstuaryGreat Crested Tern - Thalasseus bergii – 30-40 at the Minjiang EstuaryRock Pigeon - Columba livia – Common in urban areasOriental Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia orientalis – Fairly common at Fuzhou Forest ParkSpotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis – More likely in settled areas than the previous species.  Also possibly seen at Emeifeng.Chestnut-winged Cuckoo - Clamator coromandus – One heard only at Fuzhou Forest ParkLesser Cuckoo - Cuculus poliocephalus – Several heard at Emeifeng, but they all refused to show themselves.Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis – One at the Minjiang estuary, and another on the road from Xinqiaoxiang to TainingPacific Swift - Apus pacificus – A few swifts at Emeifeng were probably this speciesBlue-throated Bee-eater - Merops viridis – Surprisingly common along the Xinqiaoxiang Road.Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops – One at the Minjiang EstuaryGreat Barbet - Megalaima virens – One heard at Fuzhou Forest Park.  A few seen and many heard at Emeifeng.Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis – A couple seen and several more heard at EmeifengGray-chinned Minivet - Pericrocotus solaris – The common minivet at EmeifengScarlet Minivet - Pericrocotus speciosus – A few mixed in a large flock of gray-chins at EmeifengLong-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach – Common in the lowlandsRed-billed Blue-Magpie - Urocissa erythrorhyncha – Fairly common in wooded habitatsGray Treepie - Dendrocitta formosae – A few at EmeifengBarn Swallow - Hirundo rustica – The common swallow in all locationsRed-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica – One bird building a nest in a small town along the Xinqiaoxiang Road.Japanese Tit - Parus minor – Scattered sightings at Emeifeng.Yellow-cheeked Tit - Parus spilonotus – The most common tit at Emeifeng.  Often in mixed flocksSultan Tit - Melanochlora sultanea – One seen at Emeifeng was an unusual sightingBlack-throated Tit - Aegithalos concinnus – One in a mixed flock at the top of EmeifengCollared Finchbill - Spizixos semitorques – Fairly common in lower areas.Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus – One seen at WenWuShaLight-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus sinensis – Common in lowland areas.Black Bulbul - Hypsipetes leucocephalus – Annoyingly common at Emeifeng.  Both black headed and white headed types present.Chestnut Bulbul - Hemixos castanonotus – A few sightings at Emeifeng (often heard singing)Mountain Bulbul - Ixos mcclellandii – A few sightings at Emeifeng.Pygmy Cupwing - Pnoepyga pusilla – Heard everyday near the top of Emeifeng, but this little skulker refused to respond to tape.Rufous-faced Warbler - Abroscopus albogularis – One seen and many heard at EmeifengHartert's Leaf-Warbler - Phylloscopus goodsoni – One bird heard at the top of Emeifeng sounded like this species.White-spectacled Warbler - Seicercus affinis – A few seen and heard near the top of Emeifeng.Oriental Reed-Warbler - Acrocephalus orientalis – Abundant at the Minjiang EstuaryZitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis – Common in wetland habitatsYellow-bellied Prinia - Prinia flaviventris – Common in wetland habitatsIndochinese Yuhina - Yuhina torqueola – Found in large and mixed flocks at Emeifeng Black-chinned Yuhina - Yuhina nigrimenta – Less common than the previous species.  Tended to be in single species flocks.Rufous-capped Babbler - Cyanoderma ruficeps – Two seen at the top of the Xinqiaoxiang Road.Spotted Wren-Babbler - Spelaeornis formosus – Only seen on one of the three days at Emeifeng, but was responsive to tape.Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus ruficollis – A couple seen at Fuzhou Forest ParkGray-sided Scimitar-Babbler - Megapomatorhinus swinhoei – Heard only at EmeifengHuet's Fulvetta - Alcippe hueti – Commonly heard and often seen at Emeifeng.  Also at Fuzhou Forest Park.Masked Laughingthrush - Garrulax perspicillatus – Heard in the lowlands near Taining. Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush - Garrulax monileger – A flock seen at EmeifengChinese Hwamei - Garrulax canorus – One heard on the Xinqiaoxiang Road and one seen at the top of EmeifengGreater Necklaced Laughingthrush - Ianthocincla pectoralis – A flock seen at EmeifengBuffy Laughingthrush - Ianthocincla berthemyi – A few seen near the top of EmeifengOriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis – Common in the lowlandsLittle Forktail - Enicurus scouleri – Three seen on the upper levels at EmeifengWhite-crowned Forktail - Enicurus leschenaulti – The most common forktail at Emeifeng and along the Xinqiaoxiang Road.  Several seen daily.Spotted Forktail - Enicurus maculatus – One immature bird seen at EmeifengSlaty-backed Forktail - Enicurus schistaceus – Several seen at Fuzhou Forest ParkPlumbeous Redstart - Phoenicurus fuliginosus – Seen along the Xinqiaoxiang Road.Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush - Monticola rufiventris – A few seen daily on the upper levels at EmeifengCrested Myna - Acridotheres cristatellus – Common in the lowlandsBlack-collared Starling - Gracupica nigricollis – A couple seen in the lowlandsOrange-bellied Leafbird - Chloropsis hardwickii – One seen at the top of Emeifeng and another flying away further downFire-breasted Flowerpecker - Dicaeum ignipectus – A few seen near the top of EmeifengFork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae – One at Fuzhou Forest Park and another near the bottom of EmeifengWhite Wagtail - Motacilla alba – Breeding at the cabins at the top of EmeifengOriental Greenfinch - Chloris sinica – A couple at the Minjiang EstuaryEurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus – Common in towns and cities</blockquote>

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