Fact · animals · 2025
Bird species recorded in Hong Kong
全港有紀錄鳥類品種
Figure and reference date
over 580 species
逾 580 種
Notes and definition
AFCD official; about a third of mainland China's bird species.
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| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild macaques in Hong Kong 全港野生獼猴數目 | About 2,000–2,100 (~30 troops, end-2023) 約 2 000–2 100 隻（約30個猴群，2023年底） AFCD: mainly in Kam Shan, Lion Rock and Shing Mun country parks. | 2023-12 | AFCD: wild monkeys in Hong Kong |
| Global Black-faced Spoonbill count 黑臉琵鷺全球數量 | 7,746 (2026 international census) 7 746 隻（2026年全球同步普查） International census led by HKBWS: 291 wintering around Deep Bay (HK+Shenzhen). | 2026-01 | Hong Kong Bird Watching Society: international Black-faced Spoonbill census |
| Estimated wild boar population 全港野豬估算 | about 990 (2025) 約 990 頭（2025） LegCo Dec-2024 estimate ~900, down sharply from ~2,500 in 2019. | 2025 | AFCD/LegCo reply: estimated wild boar population |
| Strays received / humanely disposed of 流浪動物接收／人道處理 | FY24-25: 11,734 received, 510 humanely disposed of FY24-25 接收 11,734、人道處理 510 AFCD outsource animal-management report; official figures per AFCD annual report. | 2024-25 | AFCD: stray animals received and humanely disposed of |
Verified questions that cite this figure
How many bird species are recorded in Hong Kong and are there any special ones?
More than 580 bird species have been recorded in Hong Kong. The black-faced spoonbill is a key conservation species, with 7,746 recorded in the 2026 global synchronous census.
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How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Bird species recorded in Hong Kong”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/anim-birds-2025, data as at 2025 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈全港有紀錄鳥類品種〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/anim-birds-2025，資料時點 2025（查閱日期 ＿）。
Machine-readable: /api/v1/facts.json (id = anim-birds-2025) · OpenAPI 3.1 ·/llms.txt
Registered source
AFCD: bird records of Hong Kong
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
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