Table 7.3b Evaluation of Faunal Species of Conservation Interest Recorded Within Assessment Areas

Common Name	Species Name	Protection Status	Distribution/Rarity*	Conservation Status**
Avifauna
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	See note 1	Large, secure population of regional significance.	PRC
Great Egret	Egretta alba	See note 1	Large, secure population of regional significance.	PRC (RC)
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	See note 1	Large, secure population of regional significance.	PRC (RC)
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	See note 1	Breeding restricted locally.	(LC)
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus	See note 1	Large local population is declining.	RC
Striated Heron	Butorides striatus	See note 1	Breeding restricted locally.	(LC)
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	See note 1	Breeding restricted locally.	(LC)
Common Teal	Anas crecca	See note 1	Large, secure population of regional significance.	RC
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	See note 1	Breeding restricted locally.	(RC)
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	See note 1	Breeding restricted locally.	(LC)
Pacific Swift	Apus pacificus	See note 1	Breeding restricted locally	(LC)
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	See note 1	Declining population and locally restricted occurrence.	LC
Plumbeous Redstart	Rhyacornis fuliginosus	See note 1	Locally restricted distribution.	LC
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	See note 1	Locally restricted distribution and declining locally.	RC
Yellow-billed Grosbeak	Eophona migratoria	See note 1	Locally restricted distribution and declining locally.	LC
White-shouldered Starling	Sturnus sinensis	See note 1	Breeding restricted and declining locally.	(LC)
Herpetofauna
Chinese Bullfrog	Rana rugulosa	Not protected	Locally uncommon and declining.	PRC
Fish
Flagtail	Kuhlia marginata	Not protected	Locally rare and declining.	RC
Predaceous Chub	Parazacco spilurus	Not protected	Locally common but IUCN listed.	-

Note 1 – All wild birds are protected under the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance

* - Information taken from various sources including Karsen et al., (1998), Carey et al. (2001) and Fellowes et al. (2002).

** LC – Local Concern (Habitat loss/damage in Hong Kong would pose significant threat to local survival); PRC – Potential Regional Concern (Large, secure populations in Hong Kong are of regional significance); RC – Regional Concern (Habitat loss/damage in Hong Kong would pose significant threat to regional survival); PGC – Potential Global Concern (Large, secure populations in Hong Kong are of global significance); GC – Global Concern (Habitat loss/damage in Hong Kong would pose significant threat to global survival). Refer to Fellowes et al. (2002) for further explanation of status.