Azure-winged Magpie · 灰喜鹊
Pie bleue
Cyanopica cyanus
- Habitat:
- woodland edges, parks, groves, and semi-open areas with trees.
- Diet:
- insects, fruit, seeds, scraps, and small animal matter.
- Sound:
- noisy rough chatter and social contact calls.
Travel field note · 2026
Wildlife From My Northwest China Trip
A trilingual field page built from travel photos and video: English, Chinese, and French names, habitat notes, diet, future sound slots, and source photo files from the same batch.
13 species notes
21 wildlife photos
3 video clips checked
9 future sound slots
Confirmed Species
High-confidence IDs based on visible field marks, habitat, and reference checks.
Common Pochard · 红头潜鸭
Fuligule milouin
Aythya ferina
- Habitat:
- lakes, reservoirs, marshes, slow rivers, and wetlands.
- Diet:
- aquatic plants, seeds, roots, and invertebrates.
- Sound:
- generally quiet; soft whistles and harsher nasal calls.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow · 树麻雀
Moineau friquet
Passer montanus
- Habitat:
- settlements, farmland, parks, gardens, and woodland edges.
- Diet:
- seeds and grains, plus insects during breeding season.
- Sound:
- short dry chirps and repeated sparrow chatter.
Great Spotted Woodpecker · 大斑啄木鸟
Pic épeiche
Dendrocopos major
- Habitat:
- forests, parks, orchards, and areas with mature trees.
- Diet:
- larvae, insects, ants, seeds, nuts, berries, and occasionally eggs.
- Sound:
- sharp calls and rapid tree drumming.
Oriental Magpie · 喜鹊
Pie d’Asie
Pica serica
- Habitat:
- open country, farmland edges, villages, parks, and river corridors.
- Diet:
- insects, worms, small animals, carrion, grain, fruit, and scraps.
- Sound:
- loud rough chatter and harsh scolding calls.
Common Pheasant · 雉鸡
Faisan de Colchide
Phasianus colchicus
- Habitat:
- grassland, farmland, scrub, woodland edges, and open slopes.
- Diet:
- seeds, grain, shoots, roots, berries, insects, and invertebrates.
- Sound:
- loud male crowing call, often with wing-whirring.
Eurasian Collared-Dove · 灰斑鸠
Tourterelle turque
Streptopelia decaocto
- Habitat:
- towns, farmland, parks, open woodland edges, and semi-arid country.
- Diet:
- seeds and grain, with some berries and invertebrates.
- Sound:
- soft, repeated three-note cooing.
- Field note:
- a pair perched close together on a pine branch.
Needs Review
These are useful IDs, but they should stay marked medium confidence until another image or local context confirms the uncertain field marks.
Red-billed Blue Magpie · 红嘴蓝鹊
Pirolle à bec rouge
Urocissa erythroryncha
- Why review:
- the blue body and long tail fit, but the bill is not visible.
- Habitat:
- forests, wooded hills, parks, villages, and orchards.
- Sound:
- harsh calls, chatter, and varied corvid-like notes.
Likely Eurasian Eagle-Owl · 雕鸮
Grand-duc d’Europe
Bubo bubo
- Why review:
- these are juveniles; adult plumage and a parent bird aren't visible.
- Habitat:
- rocky hills, cliffs, ravines, open woodland, and ledges/cavities.
- Sound:
- deep adult hoots; juveniles give begging calls near the nest.
Other Wildlife
Not birds, but seen on the same trip: plateau mammals and one desert insect. IDs stay cautious where the photo can't pin the exact species — kept to family or genus level then.
Blue Sheep / Bharal · 岩羊
Bharal (mouton bleu)
Pseudois nayaur
- Field marks:
- gray-brown wild caprid, backward-curving horns, and dark leg fronts.
- Habitat:
- open alpine slopes, rocky grassland, and cliffs at high elevation.
- Diet:
- grasses, herbs, and low alpine vegetation.
- Field note:
- a small herd grazing; one ram with strongly curved horns.
Himalayan Marmot · 喜马拉雅旱獭
Marmotte de l’Himalaya
Marmota himalayana
- Habitat:
- alpine meadows and grassland at high elevation, near burrows.
- Diet:
- grasses, herbs, roots, and flowering plants.
- Field note:
- a large ground squirrel; sat up on its haunches among wild irises.
Hare sp. · 野兔
Lièvre (sp.)
Lepus sp.
- Why review:
- clearly a hare, but kept generic until the species can be confirmed.
- Habitat:
- open grassland, scrub, and farmland margins.
- Diet:
- grasses, herbs, shoots, and bark.
Darkling Beetle · 拟步甲
Ténébrionidé
Tenebrionidae
- Why review:
- a black desert beetle on sand; reliable only to family level.
- Habitat:
- sandy desert and arid ground.
- Diet:
- detritus, dry plant matter, and seeds.
Future Sound Library
These slots are ready for your own field recordings later. Until then, reference links point to public bird-call archives for comparison.
Azure-winged Magpie · 灰喜鹊 · Pie bleue
Your recording pendingBest to capture noisy group chatter near trees or village edges.
Reference callsCommon Pochard · 红头潜鸭 · Fuligule milouin
Your recording pendingOften quiet; record near calm water if soft whistles or nasal calls are audible.
Reference callsEurasian Tree Sparrow · 树麻雀 · Moineau friquet
Your recording pendingGood target for repeated chirps around signs, trees, farms, and buildings.
Reference callsGreat Spotted Woodpecker · 大斑啄木鸟 · Pic épeiche
Your recording pendingRecord sharp calls or drumming; include a note if the sound is bill-drumming.
Reference callsOriental Magpie · 喜鹊 · Pie d’Asie
Your recording pendingCapture loud chatter or scolding calls near open ground and human structures.
Reference callsCommon Pheasant · 雉鸡 · Faisan de Colchide
Your recording pendingBest target from this batch: male crowing and wing-whirring near open slopes.
Reference callsEurasian Collared-Dove · 灰斑鸠 · Tourterelle turque
Your recording pendingCapture the soft three-note coo from rooftops, wires, and parkland edges.
Reference callsRed-billed Blue Magpie · 红嘴蓝鹊 · Pirolle à bec rouge
Review firstAdd your recording only after confirming the bill or another clear field mark.
Reference callsLikely Eurasian Eagle-Owl · 雕鸮 · Grand-duc d’Europe
Review firstFor future owl audio, keep exact location private if the bird is near a nest.
Reference callsReference Sources
Names, habitat, diet, and sound notes were cross-checked against standard bird references.