City
Ningbo
🇨🇳 China
Asia, China 230 spp. recorded
Ningbo is a sub-provincial city in the northeast of Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. It comprises six urban districts, two satellite county-level cities, and two rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the East China Sea. Ningbo is the southern economic center of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, which includes Shanghai among other cities. Wikipedia
29.877° N 121.569° E
🦜 Nature
230 Species sighted
2,265 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Nov Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Pallas's Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
LC
Siberian Weasel
Mustela sibirica
LC
Amur Hedgehog
Erinaceus amurensis
EN
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
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📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
LC
Schlegel's Japanese Gecko
Gekko japonicus
LC
Khorat Blind Snake
Indotyphlops braminus
VU
Beauty Rat Snake
Elaphe taeniura
LC
Taiwanese Habu
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
LC
Indian Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus indicus
LC
Hokou Gecko
Gekko hokouensis
Short-tailed Mamushi
Gloydius brevicaudus
LC
Red-banded Snake
Lycodon rufozonatus
LC
China Grass Lizard
Takydromus septentrionalis
📊 Most Spotted
LC
White-lipped Tree Frog
Polypedates braueri
LC
Eastern Golden Frog
Pelophylax plancyi
LC
Ornate Chorus Frog
Microhyla fissipes
Guenther's Frog
Sylvirana guentheri
📊 Most Spotted
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🌙 Most active after dark
Recent sightings in Ningbo
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
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Protected sea
—
Protected areas
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Wildlife spots
0
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Humid subtropical
World Heritage
No
Climate
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Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 451
🐒 Mammals 102
🦎 Reptiles 73
🐸 Amphibians 26
652 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
56 Threatened 0 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.8
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Top-12 Avg Probability
69% 📊
Coverage (116 species at ≥5% of 652 in the inventory)
18% 🔀
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%)
17 🏕️
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 Ningbo?
230 species
Ningbo's urban area has 230 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Chinese Blackbird (about 80%), Pearl-necked Dove (about 80%), Light-vented Bulbul (about 80%), Black-crowned Night Heron (about 70%) and Common Moorhen (about 70%). Among amphibians, the most-seen is Asiatic Toad (about 50%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Ningbo?
June and December
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 40% in March.
Can you see a Chinese Blackbird in Ningbo?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Blackbird sighting in Ningbo on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February, April–June and December (about 90%).
Can you see a Light-vented Bulbul in Ningbo?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Light-vented Bulbul sighting in Ningbo on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June and October–December (about 90%).
Can you see a Masked Laughingthrush in Ningbo?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Laughingthrush sighting in Ningbo on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July (about 70%).
Is Ningbo good for wildlife watching?
4.0 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Ningbo gets 4.0/5: 227th of 380 cities worldwide and 94th in Asia. 19 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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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