One of the world's great capital cities for nature — on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, ringed by wild mountains. Explore Beijing's birds, mammals, butterflies and more through a growing family of interactive guides.
Records-based status for 561 species — searchable and filterable.
Where to go, when, and what to look for — from Lingshan to Yeyahu.
From leopard cat to Chinese goral — 62 species.
The latest sightings, research and conservation news from the capital.
Each guide is fully searchable — by English, scientific or Chinese name — with photos, sounds and filters. These are the heart of Wild Beijing.
Records-based status for every species, searchable and filterable by status.
From leopard cat to Chinese goral.
Snakes, lizards and terrapins.
Family-by-family, with a growing photo library.
Beijing's cicadas, with sound recordings.
The city's endemic and semi-endemic flora, and its invasives.
Odonata of the capital, with photos and flight seasons.
The capital's rivers, reservoirs and streams.
Frogs and toads, with their calls.
Field research and conservation initiatives, from satellite-tracked swifts to nocturnal migration monitoring.
Tracking the iconic swift that connects Beijing to 38 countries across Africa.
Five cuckoos tagged in Beijing, revealing an epic migration to Africa and back — and a front-page sensation.
The story moves to Mongolia — where ONON flew 26,000 km to Africa and home, connecting children across a flyway.
Birds without borders — a million falcons, a conservation triumph in India, and a thank-you letter from Beijing.
Recording the sounds of migration over the city — with a growing flight-call library.
Revealing the secretive mammals of Beijing's mountains.
Documenting the capital's resident wild cat.
Engaging citizens and decision-makers in Beijing's wildlife.
Where to go, when, and what to look for — from Lingshan to Yeyahu, plus a guide to birding the Great Wall and the full Beijing bird list.
Beijing sits at the heart of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, with world-class birding within the city and in the surrounding mountains. The Birder's Guide brings together sites, seasons and tips — and links through to the interactive Status of the Birds for every species you might find.
From the dawn chorus on a Mentougou hillside to the calls of migrants passing overhead at night, sound is central to Wild Beijing. Explore the sound recordings, the Sound of the Month, and the Nocturnal Flight Call Library.
The Red-throated Pipit — an autumn migrant's flight call, recorded over the ChaoBai River. A new wild sound is featured every month.
A series of in-depth profiles of the 19th- and early-20th-century naturalists — foreign and Chinese — who revealed China's natural history to science. Read the introduction →