List of endemic birds of Taiwan explained

The island of Taiwan, which is located in southeast Asia at the junction of the East China Sea and South China Seas, is home to 30 endemic bird species.

Endemic Bird Areas

Birdlife International defines Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) as places where the breeding ranges of two or more range-restricted species—those with breeding ranges of less than 50000km2—overlap. In order to qualify, the whole of the breeding range of at least two range-restricted species must fall entirely within the EBA. The entire island of Taiwan has been designated as an Endemic Bird Area.

In addition, Orchid Island (Lán Yǔ),  km off the south-east coast of Taiwan has been designated as a secondary area, as two restricted-range species (Taiwan green pigeon and elegant scops owl) occur there.

List of species

Common namePictureScientific nameHabitatNotes
1Taiwan partridgeArborophila crudigularisdata-sort-value=7
2Mikado pheasantSyrmaticus mikadodata-sort-value=6
3Swinhoe's pheasantLophura swinhoiidata-sort-value=6
4Taiwan bamboo partridgeBambusicola sonorivoxdata-sort-value=7
5Taiwan barbetPsilopogon nuchalisdata-sort-value=7
6Taiwan blue magpieUrocissa caeruleadata-sort-value=7
7Chestnut-bellied titSittiparus castaneoventrisdata-sort-value=7
8Yellow titMachlolophus holstidata-sort-value=6
9Styan's bulbulPycnonotus taivanusdata-sort-value=5
10Taiwan cupwingPnoepyga formosanadata-sort-value=7
11Taiwan bush warblerLocustella alishanensisdata-sort-value=7 Also known as Taiwan grasshopper-warbler
12Taiwan fulvettaFulvetta formosanadata-sort-value=7
13Taiwan yuhinaYuhina brunneicepsdata-sort-value=7
14Streak-breasted scimitar babblerPomatorhinus musicusdata-sort-value=7
15Black-necklaced scimitar babblerErythrogenys erythrocnemisdata-sort-value=7
16White-whiskered laughingthrushTrochalopteron morrisonianumdata-sort-value=7
17White-eared sibiaHeterophasia auricularisdata-sort-value=7
18Taiwan barwingActinodura morrisonianadata-sort-value=7
19Steere's liocichlaLiocichla steeriidata-sort-value=7 Also known as Taiwan liocichla
20Taiwan hwameiGarrulax taewanusdata-sort-value=6
21Rufous-crowned laughingthrushPterorhinus ruficepsdata-sort-value=7
22Rusty laughingthrushPterorhinus poecilorhynchusdata-sort-value=7
23FlamecrestRegulus goodfellowidata-sort-value=7
24Taiwan thrushTurdus niveicepsdata-sort-value=7
25Taiwan vivid niltavaNiltava vividadata-sort-value=7 Also known as small niltava
26Taiwan shortwingBrachypteryx goodfellowidata-sort-value=7
27Collared bush robinTarsiger johnstoniaedata-sort-value=7
28Taiwan whistling thrushMyophonus insularisdata-sort-value=7
29Taiwan bullfinchPyrrhula owstonidata-sort-value=9 Not recognised by the IUCNSometimes considered a subspecies of the grey-headed bullfinch
30Taiwan rosefinchCarpodacus formosanusdata-sort-value=7

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