Animals of Hong Kong
155 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Hong Kong on GBIF: 111 birds, 16 insects & other invertebrates, 14 reptiles, 10 mammals, 4 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 155 animals by group
Whales & dolphins 1
- Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis
Deer 2
- Northern red muntjac Muntiacus vaginalis
- Southern red muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
Monkeys 1
- Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta
Bats 3
- Great roundleaf bat Hipposideros armiger
- Greater short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx
- Hipposideros gentilis Hipposideros gentilis
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 1
- Pallas's squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
Mice, rats & other rodents 1
- Malayan porcupine Hystrix brachyura
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1
- Asian house shrew Suncus murinus
Birds of prey 11
- Amur falcon Falco amurensis
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Bonelli's eagle Aquila fasciata
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca
- Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Parrots 4
- Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
- Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Yellow-crested cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea
Ducks, geese & swans 13
- Common pochard Aythya ferina
- Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian teal
- Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Greater scaup Aythya marila
- Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern pintail Anas acuta
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
- Tundra bean goose Anser serrirostris
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 32
- Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common redshank Tringa totanus
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Little tern Sternula albifrons
- Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Red knot Calidris canutus
- Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
- Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
- White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 9
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Eurasian coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Purple heron Ardea purpurea
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Japanese quail Coturnix japonica
Pigeons & doves 3
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Rock dove Columba livia
- Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4
- Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
- White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Crows, jays & magpies 2
- House crow Corvus splendens
- Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Songbirds & perching birds 27
- Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
- Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Hume's leaf warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Little bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
- Pallas's leaf warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Richard's pipit Anthus richardi
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
- Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1
- Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
Snakes 9
- Banded krait Bungarus fasciatus
- Burmese python Python bivittatus
- Chinese cobra Naja atra
- Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus
- King cobra Ophiophagus hannah
- Lycodon capucinus Lycodon capucinus
- Many-banded krait Bungarus multicinctus
- Oriental rat snake Ptyas mucosa
- Trimeresurus albolabris Trimeresurus albolabris
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2
- Chinese water dragon Physignathus cocincinus
- Tokay gecko Gekko gecko
Turtles & tortoises 3
- Big-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum
- Chinese pond turtle Mauremys reevesii
- Pond slider Trachemys scripta
Frogs & toads 4
- Banded bullfrog Kaloula pulchra
- Chinese edible frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus Duttaphrynus melanostictus
- Greenhouse frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Butterflies & moths 2
- Attacus atlas Attacus atlas
- Papilio demoleus Papilio demoleus
Bees, wasps & ants 4
- Apis cerana Apis cerana
- Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
- Oecophylla smaragdina Oecophylla smaragdina
- Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
Dragonflies & damselflies 1
- Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- American cockroach Periplaneta americana
- Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2
- Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
- Nephila pilipes Nephila pilipes
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1
- Ligia exotica Ligia exotica
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 4
- Phyllorhiza punctata Phyllorhiza punctata
- Porpita porpita Porpita porpita
- Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis
- Spotted jelly Mastigias papua
Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.