Birds to See in Taiwan in April
114 bird species on our list for Taiwan are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Little Egret, Black-crowned Night-heron and Great White Egret. New this month: Common Tern, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Hobby and Eurasian Siskin and 11 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Taiwan’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 114 birds in April
114 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.82% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Apr
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.55% in Apr
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.54% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.45% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.33% in Apr
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.30% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.24% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in Apr
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.16% in Apr
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantCommon18–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.12% in Apr
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostrisWinter visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.06% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomusWinter visitorUncommon23–25 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.03% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Apr
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Japanese WaxwingBombycilla japonicaPassage migrantRare18–21 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Apr
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Apr · 0.01% in Apr
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusPassage migrantRare9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentRare23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Vega GullLarus vegaeWinter visitorRare55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Apr
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorRare45–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantRare32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.00% in Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.00% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made