Sichuan, China 23rd May – 11th June, 2016

Leader: Mike Nelson

Participants: Steve Kornfeld, Jonathan Newman, Malcolm Oxlade, Simon Roddis, John Sharpe, Derrick Wilby, Amy Worell

Firethroat © Mike Nelson / Birdtour Asia

The huge depression that surrounds the city of Chengdu is surrounded by mountains and covered by vast areas of conifers and mixed deciduous forest and to its west lies the massive Tibet Plateau with flat planes and towering mountain passes. It is this mix of habitat that provides some of the best birding in China. Many endemics and localized summer breeders inhabit the area. With newly described species like Sichuan Bush Warbler and Sichuan Forest Thrush the list of big hitters keeps getting better. We racked up 13 gallinacious birds, fourteen corvids including close views of Sichuan Jay, 11 tits, 27 assorted warblers plus a supporting cast of laughingthrushes, bushtits, robins, flycatchers, redstarts and fulvettas. Matched with this fine array of birds is some stunning scenery with huge snowcapped peaks, prayer flag draped passes, cool, flowing streams and carpets of lush evergreens. Throw in some fantastic mammals like Takin and Red Panda and it was a memorable tour.

Some pre-breakfast birding in a local park gave us looks at Chinese Blackbird, Chinese Bulbul, Azure-winged Magpie, Vinous-throated Parrotbill, White-browed Laughingthrush and White-cheeked Starling for our first taste

of Chinese birds. After breakfast we headed out of the bustle of Chengdu and north to Tangjiahe Nature Reserve arriving after lunch. Along the way we picked up Collared Crow close to the bus before arriving at our hotel. Once checked in we headed out for the afternoon and stopping next to the river where we found a nesting pair of Tawny Fish Owls. Their fluffy chick sitting close by ready to receive food once it was brought to it. The rest of the afternoon was spent in some damp conditions but Red-billed Blue Magpie, Yellow-bellied and Green-backed Tit, Collared Finchbill, Brown-breasted Bulbul, Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Elliot’s Laughingthrush plus Claudia’s and Emei Leaf Warblers were all found in abundance.

The next day began overcast and rainy but despite this we persevered with our main targets picking up Temminck’s Tragopan, a total of seven seen along here with some glorious males, Golden Pheasant and we even spooked up a Koklass Pheasant that had been hiding from the rain under a fallen tree. Other goodies included Indian Blue Robin, White-throated Laughingthrush, a young Mountain Hawk-Eagle that was in the process of devouring the brains out of an adult male Golden Pheasant, White-backed Woodpecker, a colorful Fujian Niltava and Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher.

The afternoon was spent along the river road where we picked up Brown Dipper and ‘Chinese’ White-crowned Forktail that we found nesting right next to the trail. The stones in the river were also home to many Grey Wagtail. Hiding in the scrub we eventually managed to find a Slaty Bunting singing from its well hidden perch. A vocal Alstrom’s Warbler showed well along with a brightly toned Chestnut-crowned Warbler. On our return to the lodge we found a nice pair of Black-faced Buntings feeding in the grass which was a welcome addition.

Baikal Bush Warbler and Pere David’s Tit

We spent another day here hiking up to some higher elevation picking up Sichuan Leaf, Bianchi’s and Martens’s Warbler along the way with Golden-breasted Leioparus, White-collared Yuhina, Long-tailed Minivet and a pair of Sichuan Treecreepers foraged up and down some conifers. The muddy trail and steep slopes made going tough but once on top we were met with another obstacle in the freezing weather and snow. Despite this we managed to drag out a few Spectacled Parrotbills and a couple members of the party got a view of Przewalski’s Parrotbill but it never showed again despite the hours of effort we put in trying to find it again frustratingly. Some reward was found with a singing Long-tailed Thrush that was tracked down to its pine abode

On the way back down we managed some brief looks at Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler, Chestnut-headed Tesia and White-browed Bush Robin along with many of the birds we’d seen on the way up.

Our next destination was Jiuzhaigou and its famous blue lakes and stunning scenery. Though tricky to get round with the park buses we were in position early and into some nice forest birding. We spent the morning in some nice closed forest picking up Chinese and Hume’s Leaf Warbler, Pere David’s Tit, Hodgson’s Treecreeper, Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Chestnut and Kessler’s Thrush, a very confiding Collared Grosbeak, Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler, a very vocal Baikal Bush Warbler and Grey-headed Bullfinch before heading for lunch. Unfortunately, this year Rufous-headed Robin was conspicuous by its absence, with none seemingly returning to their favoured valley for the first year.

The afternoon was spent in some more open woodland along a boardwalk where we got nice looks at Goldcrest, Elliot’s Laughingthrush, Maroon-backed Accentor, Sichuan and Hume’s Leaf Warblers, a very close feeding Three-banded Rosefinch, Grey Crested Tit and Himalayan Bluetail before being ushered farther down the park. Since the lower area was open we hit the boardwalks behind the lake finding Alpine Leaf Warblers

and Martens’s Warblers along with Chestnut Thrush and since most of the tourists had been ushered out we had the place to ourselves so were able to keep on birding in relative peace. Along the water courses we picked up White-throated Dipper and White-capped Redstart along with several Mallard.

We birded some similar areas again this morning without success but headed to the more open area of forest earlier to avoid being told to leave earlier and this paid off when we managed to locate a single Sukachev’s Laughingthrush. With that target in the bag we found a mixed flock of passerines including Claudia’s Leaf Warbler, Coal and Rufous-vented Tits, Binachi’s Warbler, Hodgson’s Treecreeper as well as a close Great Spotted Woodpecker of the stresemanni subspecies looking quite different from its whiter congeners farther to the west.

The next day we had a very early start and as dawn was breaking we stopped for breakfast at one of the passes. Even in the bitter cold there were birds up here singing. Not least of all were several Siberian Rubythroats which we managed to track down after breakfast. A close patch of forest gave us access to some fantastic birds and first on the list was a Blue Eared Pheasant sitting across from us on a grass slope. We had great views before it dropped over the ridge into the forest. Here also we found a nice pair of Blood Pheasants as we hiked down a trail. Once we’d crossed into some conifer forest with some understory brush we began to search out our next targets and it was Amy who spotted them through a gap in the foliage farther down slope. A nice pair of Severtzov’s Grouse were casually feeding at the edge of the woods and we got to enjoy them for a while before they slunk off into the surrounding trees and were gone. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch were common here and we also got Elliot’s Laughingthrush and White-throated Redstart here before we had to continue on to our next stop at the edge of the Tibet Plateau.

A stop along the way gave us Black and Hodgson’s Redstart, White-browed and Sichuan Tit and Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch. Then along the edge of the plateau we began to encounter many Black-eared Kites, a few Himalayan Griffon and our first Black-necked Cranes and Ruddy Shelduck. Ground Tit’s and a few Upland Buzzards were also found as we made our way to our hotel for the evening.

Siberian Rubythroat and Spotted Bush Warbler

Another early start saw us having breakfast by a wonderful patch of conifers that covered the valley walls around us up to the tallest peaks. Birds were singing in droves with Chestnut Thrush, Common Pheasant, Grey-headed Bulfinch and Greenish Warblers being the most vocal. After some food we spent the morning birding the area with great success finding Przewalski’s Nuthatch, Chestnut and Kessler’s Thrush, Yellow-streaked Warbler, a magnificent singing Spotted Bush Warbler, more Severtzov’s Grouse, Sichuan Tit, Chinese Fulvettas, Sukachev’s Laughingthrushes, several Blue Eared Pheasants feeding in the opposite fields, Rufous-breasted Accentor, a fantastically close Black Woodpecker and some very noisy Giant Laughingthrushes.

We birding another spot in the afternoon picking up very close views of Large-billed Leaf Warbler and a passing Eurasian Sparrowhawk with further views of Przewalski’s Nuthatch along with some roadside birding before heading back to our hotel.

We began the day with some roadside birding along the plateau with Tibetan Wagtail in with an odd mix of Common Redshank and Chinese Pond Herons. Stops along the way gave us a Tibetan Lark in song flight along with the much more common Oriental Skylarks. A special stop along the way was heavily anticipated by family tickers looking for one special bird. Finding suitable habitat we pulled over and began to make our way along some brushy slopes but the habitat had been worked over by Yaks and the stunted brush was no good. We continued on over another rise and here some thicker brush looked more promising. After some tense moments of scanning Malcolm spotted a rather vocal, pink bird sitting atop a bush lower down the valley from us and there it sat, a Przewalski’s Pinktail, not a Bunting or Rosefinch but in its own family now, it was a much desired tick. Waiting patiently, we watched as it dropped off the bush it was on and rose up the slope towards us and perched close by singing cheerily in the morning breezes – a bird not on anyone’s Sichuan tours until we found it here in 2014. We spent some quality time taking in this fantastic bird before moving on down the slope to try for some other goodies. This included some roadside Black-winged Snowfinch and later on Little Owl before finding another patch of suitable habitat where we birded for several hours picking up Severtzov’s Tit-Warbler, Chinese Fulvetta, Plain Laughingthrush, Common Stonechat and Godlewski’s Bunting most notable.

Our next day was spent along some nice roadside coniferous forest at Mengbi Shan, a long but extremely productive day ensued, where we found Crested Tit-Warbler, Buff-barred Warbler, Blue-fronted Redstart and Yellow-streaked Warbler. Three other notable birds were a lovely pair of Sichuan Jays next to the road, one of the most sought after species of the tour. We followed them along for a while as they foraged through the trees and we got some wonderful views. Our second notable was a pair of Verreaux’s Monal-Partridges. We managed great views by hiding in some small conifers as they approached from above us and walked past where we were presenting themselves really well. Lastly as we were walking down the road in a lower section we bumped into a group of five White Eared Pheasants that showed really well against the hillside. Since we’d only gotten distant scope views earlier it was nice to see some relatively close feeding amongst the conifers, their white plumage standing out amongst the greenery.

Verreaux’s Monal-Partridge and Sichuan Jay

We spent another morning up amongst the conifers before heading lower along a huge river valley that followed a gorge. Along these huge walls of stone is where our next target was. It didn’t take too long before we could hear one singing and tracked down a pair of brightly colored Long-tailed Rosefinches of the henrici subspecies that will warrant specific status one day. Hill Pigeon was also present with Eurasian Crag Martin’s nesting in the… well, crags! There was also Hodgson’s Redstart and Asian House Martin and plenty of Red-billed and a few Yellow-billed Choughs.

Another forested valley gave us some afternoon birding with roadside Aberrant Bush Warbler, Rufous-vented Tit, Dark-sided Flycatcher, Hodgson’s Treecreeper and some nice close scrutiny of Large-billed Leaf Warbler. There was also a nice pair of Tibetan Siskin here with a male chasing a female around and singing its jumbly song in hopes of gaining here interest. From here we continued on to our next destination but some roadwork kept us from getting in at a decent hour but we all made it in time for dinner.

The next morning we were up and out before light and along a winding mountain road and in the cold we waited but were not kept waiting long. Just below us somewhere was a Wood Snipe calling. We scoured the

area for a while with no luck and once we had enough light to make our way down it stopped singing and disappeared for the day. From here we made our way back up to the pass to try and catch up with some upper montane species and were soon looking at several Plain Mountain Finches. Alpine Accentors jumbled through the surrounding rocks and a lovely male Red-fronted Rosefinch showed up. While we were taking in the rosefinch, Jonathan found an Alpine Thrush, a recent split within the Plain-backed Thrush complex, but ducked down behind a ridge and though we continued to look it never showed up again. As we were scanning for Snow Partridge we heard a Tibetan Snowcock sing from behind us and made our way down the road a little ways and got out and scanned the area. Soon enough we found a lovely, rotund Snowcock singing from the rock edge and popping up just behind him was a cobalt blue Grandala. At this time the Snowcock jumped from the rock and glided across the road down slope and out of view. Farther along the road we pulled up for some breakfast and welcomed the sunlight and its warmth. As we waited we could hear the long, piercing whistle of Chinese Monal and as we were eating breakfast a male worked his way through some bushes up the slope from us soon followed by a female. Though they were not the best views we could see the male’s wonderful colors in the rhododendron before it slunk off. Several Himalayan Griffon glided past in the rapidly warming air and two Snow Pigeons scattered in front of us. We decided to walk down the road a ways and when we could hear more bird song below us we decided to drive farther down. This was rewarded with great looks at the newly split Sichuan Forest Thrush but the close singing Firethroat was not so obliging. We managed to find a spot to get into the surrounding tree/brushy habitat on the roadside but the bird presented little decent views. Happy with our looks but not wholly satisfied we continued down the road. Finding another good spot to get into the undergrowth we headed in and began to look for other species. Some close Black-browed Bushtits were scanned for till another singing Firethroat got our attention. This one oblivious of our presence came in close to investigate and presented some amazing views as it sat singing close by. Its crimson/orange throat radiating in the dappled light coming through the bushes and steely grey back combined with its black flanks made for a stunning visual that garnered it the bird of the trip. This was followed by a large, noisy group of Giant Laughingthrush next to the road then some rainfall. Thankfully this was only intermittent and we carried on birding for the rest of the day. This enabled us to find Dark-breasted and Vinaceous Rosefinch and Rosy Pipit as some new birds and exploring an open area of rocky/brushy ground gave us some superb views of Chinese Rubythroat (just split from Himalayan) before we headed down to the lodge for the evening.

Chinese Monal and Firethroat

The next morning while we were preparing breakfast at our previous days Monal stop, two pairs flew over us and drifted down into the valley. We could also hear Koklass Pheasant calling below us and as we sipped our coffee suddenly a male Chinese Monal popped up out of the valley and glided across the road and landed in full view. We all watched as it slowly made its way up the slope and through the vegetation. We all crept closer and were presented with some stunning views before it disappeared in to the rhododendron. Scanning the hillside we managed to pick up a Chinese Goral that had been seen earlier. There was also a nice close Northern Goshawk that landed below us giving us quite the breakfast show.

In a different area of the park we quietly waited when we began to pick up the soft song of a Blackthroat, found here just last year. It seemed to be coming from up a trail a little ways and as we slowly crept up, it flew across the trail chasing a female. It quickly reappeared right down the tunnel of the trail in full view perched on the lower branches of a conifer. Much to our relief we’d all seen this magnificent bird well. Just then as we were all celebrating a riot of songs erupted from above us and we were quickly onto a Barred Laughingthrush

that was then swamped by a group of four very loud Great Parrotbills, they all showed well along with a Golden-breasted Leioparus and a Grey-hooded Fulvetta but the laughingthrush was gone. Scouring around for it for a while yielded the nest of a Firethroat but nothing else. We cleared out to leave the nesting Firethroat in peace as it was right next to the trail and whenever we would walk past it would spook so we headed down for some lunch.

The afternoon was spent higher up where we found Buff-barred, Greenish, Sichuan Leaf and Claudia’s Leaf Warbler, Sooty Bushtit, Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler and Slaty-blue Flycatcher to round off the day.

We spent the next morning scanning for Snow Partridge and soon enough had two pairs in the scopes along with a pair of Tibetan Snowcocks. A short hike up the slope got us into great viewing range and several of us watched the snowcock singing and pumping its cocked tail. On the way down we also picked up a nice Blood Pheasant sitting on a large boulder next to the road. A short stop near the bottom of the road also gave us some nice views of the mountains and close up views of Giant Laughingthrush.

Another road pass through some mixed deciduous and conifer forest gave us a new suite of birds and as we crept up the road in the morning we managed brief views of a couple of female Lady Amherst Pheasants. Our breakfast stop had a nice singing Chinese Thrush close by and as we birded along the road we drummed up an irritated Mrs Gould’s Sunbird that chirped at us for ages along with a vivid Vinaceous Rosefinch and the beautiful song of Daurian Redstart which got drowned out by a vocal group of Black-browed Bushtits though they were a welcome sight. A passing Oriental Honeybuzzard added to our slim raptor count and as we continued to bird down the road a high pitched, single note caught our attention. Following the sound we found a pair of Moupinia feeding in some stunted pines. Higher up a passing Lesser Cuckoo showed some interest before continuing up the mountain. Scanning the brush at the sides of the road yielded Golden Bush Robin and a much sought after Sharpe’s Rosefinch. Higher up near the pass we found a nice pair of Brown Parrotbills and obtained some fleeting glimpses of Chestnut-headed Tesia as it bounded around us. Ashy-throated Warbler was another addition along with Aberrant Bush Warbler, another Golden Bush Robin and Hume’s Leaf Warblers in a mixed flock. On the way down we stopped for Grey-crowned Warbler in the roadside vegetation.

Sharpe’s Rosefinch and Moupinia

Our next and final stop was at Longcanggou which was very rainy and muddy. Several attempts to get higher up were foiled though we did succeed on our last day. Despite the adverse weather (to put it mildly!) we still racked up some great birds, despite not being able to get to the higher elevations till the final morning, with Chinese Blue Flycatcher, Vivid Niltava, Brown Bush Warbler, furtive Emei Leiocichla which we also found the nest of, Golden Parrotbill, Grey-hooded Fulvetta and a nice mixed flock with Green Shrike-babbler, Red-tailed Minla, Red-billed Leiothrix, Yellow-browed Tit and Blue-winged Minla. A huge surprise was finding a singing pair of Vivid Niltavas showing well and sounding very different from their Taiwanese counterparts and a likely future split – we have only seen this on a couple of previous Sichuan tours. In the open areas near the hotel we found Spotted Forktail along a narrow creek, Ashy-throated Parrotbill, White-browed Laughingthrush, Grey-capped Greenfinch and Large Hawk-Cuckoo. In some open forest and edge habitat we found the newly described Sichuan Bush Warbler buzzing away and Grey Bushchat and hiking the lower areas we also found a Grey-winged Blackbird, Kloss’s Leaf Warbler, Rufous-capped Babbler, Ferruginous Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Bunting and a surprising Red-headed Trogon that behaved really well and allowed some long looks at it. Once

we managed to make it up the muddy trail to some higher ground we then got into some of the local specialties which we’d tried for earlier. Once into the bamboo areas we tracked down Three-toed Parrotbill, Buff-throated Warbler, Red-winged Laughingthrush and Jonathon managed to scan up a Grey-headed Parrotbill, then locating one of the world’s most iconic and mega mammals - Red Panda which put on a ridiculously good performance for us. Another narrow trail through some mixed bamboo and deciduous trees eventually led us to a fantastic, rarely-encountered Streaked Barwing that hung around looking down curiously at us for a while. This was the culmination of some rough roads and muddy hiking but well worth it. After another muddy roadblock we hiked down a ways and met the van that took us back to the hotel and onwards to Chendu for our farewell dinner.

Vivid Niltava and Streaked Barwing

Bird-of-the-tour:

1. Flamethroat 2. Przewalski’s Pinktail 3. Chinese Monal 4. Blackthroat 5. Three-banded Rosefinch

Przewalski’s Pinktail

Black Woodpecker and White-throated Redstart

Chinese Fulvetta and White Eared Pheasant

Sooty Bushtit and Red-fronted Rosefinch

Sichuan Forest Thrush and Giant Laughingthrush

Golden Parrotbill and Red-headed Trogon

Brown Bush Warbler and the recently described Sichuan Bush Warbler

Takin and Shanxi Red-backed Vole

Three-banded Rosefinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker Systematic List Greylag Goose Anser anser Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chinese Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha Goosander Mergus merganser

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa Verreaux's Monal Partridge Tetraophasis obscurus Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracica Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus berezowskii Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha ruficollis Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii

White Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon crossoptilon Blue Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus suehschanensis Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus

Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae Severtzov's Grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi

CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae Eastern Great Egret Casmerodius [albus] modestus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae Oriental Honeybuzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus orientalis Black-eared Kite Milvus [milgrans] lineatus Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Chinese Goshawk Tachyspiza soloensis Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Mountain Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola Heard only

Common Redshank Tringa totanus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus Common Tern Sterna hirundo tibetana

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis orientalis Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenura sphenura

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides

Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor Heard only Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Little Owl Athene noctua inpasta

Tawny Fish Owl Bubo flavipes

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka Heard only

APODIFORMES: Apodidae Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Pacific Swift Apus pacificus pacificus Salim Ali's Swift Apus salimalii House Swift Apus nipalensis

TROGONIFORMES:Trogonidae Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

PICIFORMES: Picidae Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos tangi Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus sordidor

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Saker Falcon Falco cherrug

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus lucionensis

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach schah Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus

PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae Blyth's Shrike Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus ricketti Green Shrike Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus pallidus

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus salangensis

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Sichuan Jay Perisoreus internigrans

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius sinensis Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana kansuensis Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae Eurasian Magpie Pica pica bottanensis Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes macella Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax himalayanus Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus digitatus Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus insolens Carrion Crow Corvus corone orientalis Large-billed Crow Corvus japonensis tibetosinensis

Corvus japonensis colonorum Common Raven Corvus corax tibetanus

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus

Sichuan Tit Poecile [songarus] weigoldei White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosa Pere David's Tit Poecile davidi Coal Tit Periparus ater aemodius Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis Japanese Tit Parus minor minor

Parus minor tibetanus Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris khamensis

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus leucothorax

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae Pale Martin Riparia diluta tibetana Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (Daurian) Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus

PASSERIFORMES: Pnoepygidae Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla

PASSERIFORMES: Cettiidae

Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major major Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia c. castaneocoronata Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes davidiana Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivacea intricata Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides acanthizoides

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus concinnus Black-browed Bushtit Aegithalos iouschistos Sooty Bushtit Aegithalos fuliginosus Severtzov’s Tit Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae obscura Crested Tit Warbler Leptopoecile elegans elegans

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus robustus

Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus [affinis] occisinensis Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii armandii Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher pulcher Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus [chloronotus] forresti Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei mandellii Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Claudia's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus claudiae Emei Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis Kloss's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopsus ogilviegranti disturbans Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus Bianchi's Warbler Seicercus valentini valentini Alstrom's Warbler Seicercus soror Martens's Warbler Seicerus omeiensis Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps sinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracicus thoracicus

Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi Sichuan Bush Warbler Locustella chengi Brown Bush Warbler Locustella luteoventris

PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus gravivox Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis

Spectacled Fulvetta Alcippe ruficapilla Grey-hooded Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps White-throated Laughingthrush Ianthocincla albogularis White-browed Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sannio Pere David's Laughingthrush Ianthocincla davidi Sukatshev's Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sukatschewi Barred Laughingthrush Ianthocincla lunulata Giant Laughingthrush Ianthocincla maxima Elliot's Laughingthrush Trohalopteron elliotii Red-winged Laughingthrush Trohalopteron formosum Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea Emei Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis Streaked Barwing Actinodura souliei Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae Golden-breasted Lioparus Lioparus chrysotis

Great Parrotbill Conostoma oemodium Three-toed Parrotbill Cholornis paradoxus Brown Parrotbill Cholornis unicolor Grey-headed Parrotbill Psittiparus gularis Spectacled Parrotbill Sinosuthora conspicillatus Vinous-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora webbianus Ashy-throated Parrotbill Sinosuthora alphonsianus Przewalski's Parrotbill Sinosuthora przewalskii Golden Parrotbill Suthora verreauxi verreauxi

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae White-collared Yuhina Yuhina diademata Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus simplex

PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae Goldcrest Regulus regulus yunnanensis

PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes szetschuanus

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae Przewalski's Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii

Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea

PASSERIFORMES: Tichodromidae Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus Red-billed Starling Sturnus sericeus White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo

Alpine Thrush Zoothera mollissima Sichuan Forest Thrush Zoothera griciceps Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus gouldi Kessler's Thrush Turdus kessleri Chinese Thrush Turdus mupinensis

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica

Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor diversa Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi Vivid Niltava Niltava [vivida] oatesi Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Chinese Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis tschebaiewi Firethroat Calliope pectardens Blackthroat Calliope obscura White-bellied Robin Luscinia phoenicuroides Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus yunnanensis White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana cruralis Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura przevalksii Grandala Grandala coelicolor White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti sinensis Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus caeruleus

PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus przewalskii Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii pallasii

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae dabryii

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia brevirostris Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi

PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris

Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae White Wagtail Motacilla alba alboides Amur Wagtail Motacilla alba leucopsis Tibetan Wagtail Motacilla [citreola] calcarata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni hodsoni Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus

PASSERIFORMES: Urocynchramidae Przevalski's Pinktail Urocynchramus pylzowi

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus roseatus

Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus henrici Sharpe's Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica Twite Carduelis flavirostris miniakensis Tibetan Sisken Serinus thibetanus Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae Slaty Bunting Emberiza siemsseni Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala sordida

MAMMALS Pallas's Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus

Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel Dremomys pernyi Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel Tamiops swinhoei Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana Pere David's Rock Squirrel Sciurotamias davidianus Plateau Pika Ochotona curzoniae Glover's Pika Ochotona gloveri Tsing-Ling Pika Ochotona huangensis Shanxi Red-backed Vole Myodes shanseius Woolly Hare Lepus oiostolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa Siberian Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus Tufted Deer Elaphodus cephalophus Reeve's Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Domestic Yak Bos grunniens Takin Budorcas taxicolor Common Goral Naemorhedus griseus Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur

Red Panda, Longcanggou