City
Luoyang
🇨🇳 China
Asia, China 109 spp. recorded
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China. Wikipedia
34.663° N 112.439° E
🦜 Nature
109 Species sighted
327 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Aug Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Pallas's Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
LC
Frog-eating Rat Snake
Oocatochus rufodorsatus
LC
Tiger Keelback
Rhabdophis tigrinus
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Asiatic Toad
Bufo gargarizans
LC
Black-spotted Frog
Pelophylax nigromaculatus
LC
Rice field frog
Fejervarya kawamurai
LC
Eastern Golden Frog
Pelophylax plancyi
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
LC
Pallas's Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
LC
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa erythroryncha
LC
Tiger Keelback
Rhabdophis tigrinus
LC
Rice field frog
Fejervarya kawamurai
LC
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
LC
Black-throated Tit
Aegithalos concinnus
LC
Oriental Greenfinch
Chloris sinica
LC
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
LC
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
LC
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Recent sightings in Luoyang
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
0.6Jan
0.6Feb
1Mar
0.6Apr
0.4May
1Jun
0.7Jul
1.3Aug
—
No data
Sep0.2Oct
—
No data
Nov—
No data
Dec 🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
0
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Humid subtropical
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.4
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 296
🐒 Mammals 71
🦎 Reptiles 33
🐸 Amphibians 10
410 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
18 Threatened 6 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
51% 📊
Coverage (109 species at ≥5% of 410 in the inventory)
27% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
0 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
9 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.1
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 0 Low
Zoos & centres 0 Low
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Luoyang?
109 species
Luoyang's urban area has 109 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Azure-winged Magpie (about 70%), Chinese Blackbird (about 70%), Oriental Magpie (about 60%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 60%) and Light-vented Bulbul (about 60%).
Can you see an Azure-winged Magpie in Luoyang?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Azure-winged Magpie sighting in Luoyang on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026.
Can you see a Chinese Blackbird in Luoyang?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Blackbird sighting in Luoyang on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026.
Can you see a Silver-throated Tit in Luoyang?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-throated Tit sighting in Luoyang on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026.
Is Luoyang good for wildlife watching?
3.0 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Luoyang gets 3.0/5: 351st of 380 cities worldwide and 146th in Asia. 13 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
Nearest Cities
Nearest Parks
.JPG/330px-12_2_Gobi_(29).JPG)
Nearest Zoos & Centres
Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data