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Fauna of the USRC

Fauna of the USRC
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Chinese Bulbul
Pycnonotus Sinensis
A large white patch covering the nape and the sides of its black head make the Chinese bulbul instantly recognisable. Continued ...


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Crested Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Native to Asia, this frugivore or fruit eater is about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. It has brown upper parts, continued ...


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Black-collared Starling
Sturnus nigricollis
The Black collared starling has black and white plumage with a distinctive black collar. It feeds on insects, continued ...


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Masked Laughing Thrush
Garrulax perspicillatus
The Masked Laughing Thrush has a conspicuous black mask on its face. It is easily identified by the sounds it makes with continued ...


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Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
The spotted dove is common to Hong Kong and has a mottled light brown body and wing with pink-brown head and underparts. Continued ...


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Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
The tree sparrow's crown and nape are rich chestnut with a kidney-shaped black ear patch on each pure white cheek; the chin, throat, continued ...


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Asian Koel
Eudynamis scolopacea
The Asian Koel is a large and long-tailed cuckoo measuring 39-46 cm (15-18 in). The male is glossy bluish-black, with a pale greenish grey bill and the iris is crimson. Continued ...


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Crested Myna
Acridotheres cristatellus
The Crested Myna is named after the tuft of feathers that form a crest-like structure on its forehead also covering  the bird's nostrils. Continued ...


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Chinese Starling
Sturnus sinensis
The Chinese or White Shouldered Starling measures around 19 cm (7 ½ in). It has a grey bill, blue eyes, a white patch on the shoulder and whitish continued ...


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Blackbird
Turdus merula
The adult male of the common blackbird is all black except for a yellow eye-ring and bill and has a rich, melodious song; the adult female and juvenile have continued ...


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Japanese White-eye
Zosterops japonica
The  Japanese white-eye or mountain white-eye, is a small passerine (perching bird or songbird) in the white- eye family. As one of the native continued ...


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Magpie Robin
Copsychus saularis
This species is 19 centimetres (7.5 in) long, including the long tail, which is usually held cocked upright when hopping on the ground. Continued ...


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Asiatic Common Toad
Bufo melanostictus
Asian common toads breed in streams  and ponds. The species grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long. The top of the head has several bony ridges. Continued ...


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Brown Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus indicus
The Brown Forest Skink has a bronze coloured back that is speckled with dark and light spots on two sides It has a black stripe running down its continued ...


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Chinese Gecko
Gecko chinensis
A small carnivorous lizard with a greyish-coloured body and dark transverse bars or mottling. It has a relatively large and flattened head and its tail continued ...


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Bowring’s Gecko
Hemidactylus bowringii
The Oriental leaf-toed gecko or  Bowring's gecko is a very common gecko, found throughout Hong Kong. Often seen close to lights on continued ...


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Tree Lizard
Calotes versicolor
The Changeable or Tree Lizard, can measure over 10 cm (3.9 in) in length snout-to-vent with a total length of up to 37 cm (14.5 in) including the tail. Continued ...


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Common Rat Snake
Ptyas mucosus
The Common Rat Snake is a non-venomous snake that is most often sighted in urban areas. It is brown skinned on the upper side with distinct black continued ...


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Dog-faced Fruit Bat
Cynopterus sphinx
The Greater Short-nosed or Dog-faced Fruit Bat has a relatively long snout and a snub nose. Their upper parts are brown to grey-brown with paler under parts continued ...


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Japanese Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus abramus
A common bat in Hong Kong the Japanese house bat or Japanese pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat. An adult has a body length of continued ...


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Pallas’s Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
Pallas's squirrel is a medium-sized tree squirrel, with a head-body length of 16 to 28 cm (6.3 to 11.0 in), and a tail 11 to 26 cm (4.3 to 10.2 in) continued ...


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Red-base Jezabel
Delias pasithoe
The Red-base Jezabel butterfly has wings that are coloured black, white, yellow and red. It has a slow flight and thus can be seen easily. Continued ...


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Pale Grass Blue
Zizeeria maha
Pale Grass Blue is one of the most common butterflies in Hong Kong. It is a small butterfly which usually stays close to the ground. The male has an continued ...

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