Birds to See in Taiwan in July
64 bird species on our list for Taiwan are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Little Egret, Black-crowned Night-heron and Moorhen. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Pacific Golden-Plover and Red-necked Phalarope and 8 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
Leaving soon
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 64 birds in July
64 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.93% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.86% in Jul
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Jul
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.11% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantCommon18–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Jul
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostrisWinter visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentRare23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Jul
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorRare66–94 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.00% in Jul
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