City
Xiamen City
🇨🇳 China
Asia, China 240 spp. recorded
Xiamen, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, Haicang, and Xiang'an. The urbanized area of the city has spread from its original island to include most parts of all six of its districts. Wikipedia
24.490° N 118.094° E
🦜 Nature
240 Species sighted
3,343 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Aug Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
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Asian House Shrew
Suncus murinus
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Maritime Striped Squirrel
Tamiops maritimus
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Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
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Hokou Gecko
Gekko hokouensis
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Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink
Plestiodon elegans
Yellow-Spotted Keelback
Fowlea flavipunctatus
VU
Many-banded Krait
Bungarus multicinctus
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Taiwan Kukri Snake
Oligodon formosanus
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Tokay Gecko
Gekko gecko
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Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina
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Black-banded Trinket Snake
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
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King Ratsnake
Elaphe carinata
📊 Most Spotted
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Asian Painted Frog
Kaloula pulchra
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
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Asian Peters Frog
Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
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Hong Kong Rice-paddy Frog
Fejervarya multistriata
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
Recent sightings in Xiamen City
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Xiamen Botanical Garden
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Xiamen University
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Sighting Calendar
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
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Protected sea
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Protected areas
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Wildlife spots
6
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Humid subtropical
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 Good
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 526
🐒 Mammals 123
🦎 Reptiles 116
🐸 Amphibians 29
794 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
53 Threatened 0 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.4
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
64% 📊
Coverage (120 species at ≥5% of 794 in the inventory)
15% 🔀
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%)
12 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.0
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 6 Medium
Zoos & centres 0 Low
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Xiamen City?
240 species
Xiamen City's urban area has 240 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 80%), Pearl-necked Dove (about 80%), Swinhoe’s White-eye (about 80%) and Chinese Blackbird (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Pallas's Squirrel (about 30%); among reptiles, Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko (about 20%); among amphibians, Common Indian Toad (about 40%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Xiamen City?
January–February and August
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 40% in May.
Can you see a Light-vented Bulbul in Xiamen City?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Light-vented Bulbul sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 175 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April (over 90%).
Can you see a Swinhoe’s White-eye in Xiamen City?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe’s White-eye sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 134 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April and December (about 90%).
Can you see a Chinese Blackbird in Xiamen City?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Blackbird sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 147 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February and April (about 80%).
Where in Xiamen City is wildlife easiest to see?
Xiamen Botanical Garden
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Xiamen Botanical Garden (81 bird species recorded), followed by Kulangsu Islet and Hutoushan Park. See them on the map.
Is Xiamen City good for wildlife watching?
3.6 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Xiamen City gets 3.6/5: 311th of 380 cities worldwide and 129th in Asia. 18 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