Birding in Guiyang City
Located in the middle part of Guizhou Province, Guiyang is one of the major cities in southwest China and the capital of Guizhou Province. Geographically, Guiyang sits on the east part of Yungui Plateau and belongs to the transitional area between Eastern China to western Plateau. By the 2010 nationwide census, Guiyang has a total population of 4.32 million and is populated by 23 different minorities including Miao and Buyi.
Besides its diversified minority culture, Guiyang is also famous for various landscapes featuring karst mountains, beautiful rivers, and unique caves. About 40 percent of its territory is covered by forest. Climate-wise, Guiyang has a four-season, humid subtropical climate, tempered by its low latitude and high elevation.
Some Important Birding Sites in Guiyang
Huaxi Park
Located 17km to the south of Guiyang City, Huaxi Park was built in 1937 covering 53 hectares. Famed as one of the Three Pearls on The Yungui Plateau, Huaxi Park was made on the basis of natural forest, lakes, and rivers featuring natural scenery and minority culture. The good environment of the park has also turned it into a good birding place. Here you have chances to see Grey-headed Lapwing, Chinese Pond Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Collared Finchbill, Brown-breasted Bulbul, White-browed Laughingthrush, Black-throated Tit, Chinese Blackbird, Oriental Greenfinch, etc.
Qianlingshan Park
Sitting in the northwest of Guiyang City, Qianlingshan Park is covered by giant old trees and lush vegetation. There are more than 1,500 kinds of trees and flowers as well as 1,000 famous medicinal herbs grown inside the park. They become ideal habitats for a great number of birds. It is not difficult to see some forest birds such as Speckled Piculet, Collared Finchbill, Brown-breasted Bulbul, Black-throated Tit, Vinous-throated Parrotbill, Rufous-capped Babbler, Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler, White-browed Laughingthrush, Blue Whistling-Thrush, Yellow-throated Bunting, etc.
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