Java Sparrow
The attractive Java Sparrows (爪哇禾雀) , with its immaculate grey, white and black plumage, have been a favourite caged bird and used as a fortune-telling bird. The adult can easily be recognized, with its grey upperparts and breast, pink belly, white-cheeked black head, red eye-ring, pink feet and thick red bill. They are highly socialized, forging […]
Hong Kong Butterflies 6
Red-base Jezebel (報喜斑粉蝶) is a common butterfly that can be seen all year round in Hong Kong. Its wings consist of the black, white, yellow and red colours. Its underside of hindwing has a large patch of yellow scales and a basal red mark while the upperside of hindwing does not have the basal red […]
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrows are so common and abundant in Hong Kong that they can be seen everywhere. The upperparts of the plumage are brownish and their cheek and throat have black spots. They feed on seeds and insects. They had earned the title of “Hong Kong’s “Favourite Bird” in a vote for their lovely appearance […]
Common Tailorbird
The Common Tailorbird (長尾縫葉鶯) is a common resident and is widely distributed in Hong Kong. It has a reddish-brown forehead, olive-green upperpart and whitish underpart and a long tail that it “wags” frequently. It has a unique way of building nests by stitching one or two leaves with plant fibres to form a cradle, in […]
