Site Report: Victoria Peak
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla pectoralis)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Giant Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Nephila pilipes)
Blue Whistling-Thrush (Myiophonus caeruleus)
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
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Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla pectoralis)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Giant Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Nephila pilipes)
Blue Whistling-Thrush (Myiophonus caeruleus)
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
This area is reachable by a funicular from the main downtown area of Hong Kong.
Visits
- 2009-07-13: The first morning after arriving in Hong Kong, we walked up toward the top, skipping the funicular. It was a bit of a disappointment finding a shopping mall and houses near the peak, so instead we walked on the Hong Kong trail past a reservoir until we reached a main road. From there, we caught a bus back into the city. The weather was brutally hot and humid, and we were wishing that the eclipse fell during the winter.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (19 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(1 record)
Class: Arachnids
(1 record)
- Order: Spiders
(1 record)
- Family: Golden Orbweavers
- Giant Golden Orbweaver (Nephila pilipes)
Phylum: Chordates
(18 records)
Class: Birds
(16 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Order: Perching Birds (13 records)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Asian Tit (Parus cinereus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
- Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Blue Whistling-Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
- Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
- Family: Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers and Allies
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis)
- Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)
- Family: White-eyes
- Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Pallas's Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)