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Here’s the list of species I saw in Hainan last week (within one hour
drive of Sanya) on what was a family holiday. Most of the subspecies were identified on range only (!).
This was
my 4th visit to the island.
Black-naped Monarch (photo appears below)
Hypothymis azurea styani
One
in Orchid Valley, Sanya Tropical Forest Park
“Hainan” Puff-throated Bulbul (photo appears below)
Alophoixus pallidus pallidus (Hainan endemic subspecies)
Present in all forest habitats
“Hainan”
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (photo appears below)
Dicaeum cruentatum hainanum
Two in the Yalong Bay area, one at
Sanya Tropical Forest Park
“Hainan” White-rumped Shama (photo appears below)
Copsychus malabaricus
minor (Hainan endemic subspecies)
A pair in Orchid Valley, Sanya Tropical Forest Park
White-crowned Forktail
(photo appears below)
Enicurus leschenaulti sinensis
A pair at Yanoda at 450 masl
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni hodgsoni
Several at Tianya Haijiao
Chinese Blackbird
Turdus mandarinus
A
few at Tianya Haijiao
“Hainan” Great Tit
Parus major hainanus (Hainan endemic subspecies)
Several in Orchid Valley, Sanya Tropical Forest Park
Japanese Thrush (photo appears below)
Turdus cardis
At least two at Yanoda at 300 masl
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis fokiensis
One in the
Yalong area
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Two at Yanoda
Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa
dauurica
Several at Yanoda and at Sanya Tropical Forest Park
Chinese Bulbul (photo appears below)
Pycnonotus
sinensis hainanus
A few, most places
Black Kite
Milvus migrans formosanus
One in the Yalong Bay
area
Oriental Magpie Robin (photo appears below)
Copsychus saularis prosthopellus
A few at Yalong Bay
and one at Sanya Tropical Forest Park
“Hainan” Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus
ruficollis nigrostellatus
A few in Orchid Valley, Sanya Tropical Forest Park
Hainan Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus
hainanus
A few at Yanoda
“Hainan” Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach hainanus (Hainan endemic
subspecies)
A few in the Yalong Bay area
“Hainan” Scarlet Minivet (photo appears below)
Pericrocotus
flammeus fraterculus (Hainan endemic subspecies)
A few at Sanya Tropical Forest Park
White-belled Yuhina (photo
appears below)
Yuhina zantholeuca tyrannula
About a dozen at Sanya Tropical Forest Park
Black-browed
Barbet
Megalaima oorti faber
One at Yanoda
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus
100+ in
the lowland areas
Japanese White-eye (photo appears below)
Zosterops japonicus hainanus/simplex
Up to
20 birds, seen daily
Olive-backed Sunbird (photo appears below)
Cinnyris jugularis rhizophorae
The commonest
passerine of the week! Up to 30 birds seen daily.
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