Mt. WawuShan, is an over 3000m peak, which situated about 70 km to the west of the more famous Mt.EmeiShan. Mt.Wawushan is the largest National Primeval Forest Park in China. The elevation goes from 2830m. According to the investigations, there are more than 3500 species of plants and about 300 species of birds in M.t Wawushan areas. At lower levels, areas of evergreen broadleaf woodland are interspersed with cultivation, but higher up this gives way to deciduous woodland and ultimately large open, grassy or bamboo-covered areas and stands of mixed coniferous-rhododendron forest. As we walk here among the gnarled, moss-encrusted trees we may enjoy some superb vistas across a seemingly endless series of mountain ridges to the great snow-capped peaks of western Sichuan beyond.
The prime endemic birds you may see here are:
Three-toed, Great, Brown, Grey-Headed, Vinous-throated, Ashy-throated, Fulvous, Golden, Grey-hooded Parrotbills, Emei Shan Liocichla,Sichuan Treecreeper, Spotted-breasted Scimitar Babbler, Three-toed woodpecker, Grey-hooded Fulvetta, Brown-capped (or Dusky) Fulvetta and White-collared Yuhina, Elliott's Laughingthrush, Red-winged Laughingthrush.
Wolong/Mt.Balangshan
Balangshan has an impressive avifauna. It's in the region of alpine meadows and jagged, snow-covered peaks. We will be able to explore areas from the valley at about 2700m right up to the pass of snow mountain at about 4500m. We will do birding among the surrounding peaks rising to over 5500m and could even see the magnificent peak of Mt.Siguniang. The Wolong Giant Panda reserve is located at the foot of Balangshan in northwest of Sichuan. It is known as the headquarters of the World Wildlife Fund, to save the species from extinction, especially pandas.
The prime endemic birds you may see here are:
Tibetan Snowcock, Snow Partridge, Chinese Monal. Grandalas, Wood Snipe, White Eared Pheasant, Firethroat, Chestnut-headed Tesias, Koklass Pheasants, Temminck's Tragopan, Golden Pheasant, Kessler's and Chestnut Thrushes, Chinese Leaf Warbler, Spectacled Parrotbill, Barred Laughingthrush, White-browed and Crested Tit Wabler, Slaty Bunting, Black-browed and White-browedTit,.
Other birds such as: Alpine Accentors, Lammergeier, Red-breasted Rosefinches, Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Plain and Brandt's Mountain Finches, Plumbeous Redstarts, River Chat (or White-capped Redstart), Spotted Bush Warbler, Tickell's Leaf Warbler, Rufous-bellied Niltava, the splendidly, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Chestnut-flanked White-eye, Spotted Nutcracker, Red-billed and Alpine Choughs, Dark-breast, Pink-rumped, Vinaceous, White-browed, Chinese Beautiful, Spot-winged, Red fronted and Streaked Rosefinches, Common Buzzard, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Golden Eagle, Common Kestrel, White-browed Fulvetta, the Yellow-browed and Fire-capped Tits, Grey-crested Tit, Common (or Ring-necked) Pheasant, Snow Pigeon, Common Cuckoo, White-throated Needle-tail, Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Asian House Martin, Olive-backed and Rosy Pipits, White-throated Dipper, White-tailed Rubythroat, Indian Blue Robin, White-browed Bush Robin, Blue-fronted, Daurian Redstart, little Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler.
Ruoergai, also known as Zoigê, is a high-altitude plateau in Sichuan Province, China, and is an excellent location for birding, particularly for those interested in Tibetan Plateau and grassland species. Ruoergai has varied habitats, from wetland marshes to rolling grasslands, offer birders a chance to see a unique mix of species that are adapted to these harsh but beautiful environments.
Target species here: Pink-tailed Bunting, Black-necked Crane, Little Owl, Chinese Grey Shrike, Hume’s Gound Tit, White-rumped snowfinch, Larks, Common & Upland Buzzards, Himalayan Griffon, Sichuan wood Owl, Blue-eared Pheasant, Common Pheasant, Plain and Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, Chinese Grouse, Three-banded Rosefinch, Przevalski’s and Chinese Nuthatch, Gansu Leaf Warbler, Sichuan Tit, White-spectacled Parrotbill, Black Woodpecker, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Kessler's and Chestnut Thrush, Waders and Redstarts. And there are many mammals such as Himalayan Marmot, Pica, Tibetan Fox, Wolf, etc.
Jiuzhaigou is a famous, scenically beautiful and hugely popular National Nature Reserve (NNR), still open for business year-round. It is located in the Min Shan, an area with many Chinese endemics. Sought-after birds here include Sooty Tit, Spectacled Parrotbill, Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush and Rufous-headed Robin. These birds may also been seen at the less-visited
Tangjiahe NNR, a good site to see mammals such as Takin, as well as endemic Golden Pheasant and Slaty Bunting nearby. Although the earthquake affected a vast area at the centre of commonly-birded areas of Sichuan
