City
Quanzhou
🇨🇳 China
Asia, China 234 spp. recorded
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, People's Republic of China. It is Fujian's most populous metropolitan region. Wikipedia
24.783° N 118.542° E
🦜 Nature
234 Species sighted
2,181 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Dec Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Pallas's Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
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Asian House Shrew
Suncus murinus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
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Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Yellow-Spotted Keelback
Fowlea flavipunctatus
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Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus bowringii
LC
Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink
Plestiodon elegans
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Tang Water Snake
Myrrophis chinensis
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Guenther's Frog
Sylvirana guentheri
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
Recent sightings in Quanzhou
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Shishi Wetland Park
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
25Jan
23Feb
22Mar
26Apr
24May
1.2Jun
21Jul
1.5Aug
24Sep
0.8Oct
26Nov
27Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
3
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Humid subtropical
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 511
🐒 Mammals 126
🦎 Reptiles 117
🐸 Amphibians 28
782 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
59 Threatened 0 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.8
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
63% 📊
Coverage (155 species at ≥5% of 782 in the inventory)
20% 🔀
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%)
22 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.3
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 3 Medium
Zoos & centres 0 Low
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Quanzhou?
234 species
Quanzhou's urban area has 234 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Little Egret (about 80%), Black-winged Stilt (about 70%), Pearl-necked Dove (about 70%), Chinese Pond Heron (about 70%) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 60%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Quanzhou?
May and November
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in July, September and December–April.
Can you see a Chinese Pond Heron in Quanzhou?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Pond Heron sighting in Quanzhou on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is September (about 90%).
Can you see a Pied Avocet in Quanzhou?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Avocet sighting in Quanzhou on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is December (about 70%).
Can you see a Chestnut-eared Bunting in Quanzhou?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-eared Bunting sighting in Quanzhou on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is November (about 60%).
Where in Quanzhou is wildlife easiest to see?
Shishi Wetland Park
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Shishi Wetland Park (118 bird species recorded), followed by Chidian Tianyang and Kaiyuan Temple. See them on the map.
Is Quanzhou good for wildlife watching?
3.9 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Quanzhou gets 3.9/5: 267th of 380 cities worldwide and 111th in Asia. 27 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