Birds to See in Taiwan in August
72 bird species on our list for Taiwan are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Barn Swallow, Black-crowned Night-heron and Moorhen. New this month: Grey Wagtail, Dunlin, Sanderling and Red Knot and 5 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
Little TernBusiest month of the year · Mar–Nov
Red-necked PhalaropeBusiest month of the year · Mar–May
Common TernBusiest month of the year · Apr–Oct
Curlew SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Mar–May
Ruddy TurnstoneBusiest month of the year · All year
Black-tailed GodwitBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
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.
Other months
All 72 birds in August
72 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.51% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug- Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.87% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.85% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.76% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Aug- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantCommon18–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.61% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug- Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.57% in Aug
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.50% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.32% in Aug
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Aug- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Aug
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.09% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.04% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.04% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.03% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentRare23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.00% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorRare66–94 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
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