Taiwan — Birds & Birding Guide
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Endemic Birds of Taiwan
These 5 species are found only in Taiwan.
Notable Birds of Taiwan
นกคอกคาทีล
Nymphicus hollandicus
นกหงส์หยก
Melopsittacus undulatus
นกอินทรีทอง
Aquila chrysaetos
อินทรีหางขาว
Haliaeetus albicilla
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Habitats in Taiwan
All 324 Bird Species in Taiwan
African Golden Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Aleutian Tern
Onychoprion aleuticus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Amur Stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Ashy Minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Ashy Woodpigeon
Columba pulchricollis
Asian Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus
Asian Blue Quail
Synoicus chinensis
Asian Crested Ibis
Nipponia nippon
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus
Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis
Asian Short-toed Lark
Alaudala cheleensis
Asian Stubtail
Urosphena squameiceps
Baer's Pochard
Aythya baeri
Bank Myna
Acridotheres ginginianus
Black-browed Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Black-collared Starling
Gracupica nigricollis
Black-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor
Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes
Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Black-tailed Gull
Larus crassirostris
Black-throated Thrush
Turdus atrogularis
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
บลูแอนด์โกลด์ มาคอว์
Ara ararauna
Blue-fronted Redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis
Blue Whistling-thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Blue-winged Pitta
Pitta moluccensis
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Blyth's Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Bonin Petrel
Pterodroma hypoleuca
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
Brown-rumped Minivet
Pericrocotus cantonensis
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Melopsittacus undulatus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Buff-throated Warbler
Phylloscopus subaffinis
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
Burmese Myna
Acridotheres burmannicus
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Chestnut Bunting
Emberiza rutila
Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Agropsar philippensis
Chestnut-flanked White-eye
Zosterops erythropleurus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis glaucicomans
Chinese Crested Tern
Thalasseus bernsteini
Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes
Chinese Grey Shrike
Lanius sphenocercus
Chinese Penduline-tit
Remiz consobrinus
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
Chinese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter soloensis
Christmas Island Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsi
แร้งดำหิมาลัย
Aegypius monachus
Cinnamon Bittern
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Claudia's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus claudiae
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Nymphicus hollandicus
Coconut Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
Collared Bush-robin
Tarsiger johnstoniae
Collared Crow
Corvus pectoralis
Common Crane
Grus grus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
Common Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Common Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
Crested Bunting
Emberiza lathami
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus coronatus
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Eastern Marsh-harrier
Circus spilonotus
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
Fairy Pitta
Pitta nympha
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Fire-tufted Barbet
Psilopogon pyrolophus
Flamecrest
Regulus goodfellowi
Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
Fujian Niltava
Niltava davidi
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
นกอินทรีทอง
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus
Gray's Grasshopper-warbler
Helopsaltes fasciolatus
Greater Painted-snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Green-backed Flycatcher
Ficedula elisae
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Grey-backed Thrush
Turdus hortulorum
Grey Bunting
Emberiza variabilis
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta
Alcippe morrisonia
Grey-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus
Grey-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus
นกแก้วแอฟริกันเกรย์
Psittacus erithacus
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Grey-sided Thrush
Turdus feae
Grey-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Hainan Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis hainanus
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis whitei
Himalayan Cuckoo
Cuculus saturatus
Hooded Crane
Grus monacha
Hume's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus humei
Ijima's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus ijimae
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Island Canary
Serinus canaria
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Japanese Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capillatus
Japanese Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus xanthodryas
Japanese Murrelet
Synthliboramphus wumizusume
Japanese Night Heron
Gorsachius goisagi
Japanese Quail
Coturnix japonica
Japanese Thrush
Turdus cardis
Japanese Wagtail
Motacilla grandis
Japanese Waxwing
Bombycilla japonica
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Kamchatka Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus examinandus
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Lesser Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Little Bunting
Emberiza pusilla
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-billed Plover
Charadrius placidus
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Metallic Pigeon
Columba vitiensis
Mikado Pheasant
Syrmaticus mikado
Mongolian Lark
Melanocorypha mongolica
Mugimaki Flycatcher
Ficedula mugimaki
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Narcissus Flycatcher
Ficedula narcissina
Naumann's Thrush
Turdus naumanni
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
Orential Magpie
Pica serica
Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus
Oriental Plover
Charadrius veredus
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Oriental Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus orientalis
Oriental Stork
Ciconia boyciana
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola
Pale-legged Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus tenellipes
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
Pallas's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus proregulus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Philippine Duck
Anas luzonica
Philippine Pied Fantail
Rhipidura nigritorquis
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
Pied Heron
Egretta picata
Pied Triller
Lalage nigra
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Providence Petrel
Pterodroma solandri
Purple-backed Starling
Agropsar sturninus
Purple Needletail
Hirundapus celebensis
Radde's Warbler
Phylloscopus schwarzi
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps
Red-legged Crake
Rallina fasciata
Red Lory
Eos bornea
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Red-throated Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Rosy Minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
Rosy Pipit
Anthus roseatus
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata
Rufous-tailed Robin
Larvivora sibilans
Rufous-throated Thrush
Turdus ruficollis
Russet Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella mandelli
Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
Ryukyu Minivet
Pericrocotus tegimae
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Sakhalin Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus borealoides
นกกระตั้วใหญ่หงอนสีชมพู
Cacatua moluccensis
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Scaly-sided Merganser
Mergus squamatus
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Von Schrenck's Bittern
Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albatrus
Siberian Accentor
Prunella montanella
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Silver Pheasant
Lophura nycthemera
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Ficedula erithacus
Slaty-backed Gull
Larus schistisagus
Smew
Mergellus albellus
Solitary Snipe
Gallinago solitaria
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Spotted Greenshank
Tringa guttifer
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Streaked Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus sorghophilus
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
Styan's Bulbul
Pycnonotus taivanus
Sulphur-breasted Warbler
Phylloscopus ricketti
นกกระตั้วใหญ่หงอนเหลือง
Cacatua galerita
ซันคอนัวร์
Aratinga solstitialis
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Swinhoe's Pheasant
Lophura swinhoii
Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala
Taiwan Bamboo-partridge
Bambusicola sonorivox
Taiwan Barbet
Psilopogon nuchalis
Taiwan Blue Magpie
Urocissa caerulea
Taiwan Bullfinch
Pyrrhula owstoni
Taiwan Cupwing
Pnoepyga formosana
Taiwan Fulvetta
Fulvetta formosana
Taiwan Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella alishanensis
Taiwan Hwamei
Garrulax taewanus
Taiwan Liocichla
Liocichla steerii
Taiwan Partridge
Arborophila crudigularis
Taiwan Rosefinch
Carpodacus formosanus
Taiwan Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus musicus
Taiwan Whistling-thrush
Myophonus insularis
Taiwan Yuhina
Yuhina brunneiceps
Tanimbar Corella
Cacatua goffiniana
Tawny Fish-owl
Ketupa flavipes
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Thick-billed Green-pigeon
Treron curvirostra
Tiger Shrike
Lanius tigrinus
Tristram's Bunting
Emberiza tristrami
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Two-barred Warbler
Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Upland Buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Western Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
นกออก
Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-browed Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus tangorum
White-capped Bunting
Emberiza stewarti
นกกระตั้วขาว
Cacatua alba
White-eared Sibia
Heterophasia auricularis
White-faced Plover
Charadrius dealbatus
White-headed Munia
Lonchura maja
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
White-shouldered Starling
Sturnia sinensis
อินทรีหางขาว
Haliaeetus albicilla
White-throated Rock-thrush
Monticola gularis
White-whiskered Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron morrisonianum
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
Yellow-browed Bunting
Emberiza chrysophrys
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Yellow Bunting
Emberiza sulphurata
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Ficedula zanthopygia
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Zappey's Flycatcher
Cyanoptila cumatilis
Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata