Birds to See in Taiwan in May
78 bird species on our list for Taiwan are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Little Egret, Black-crowned Night-heron and Rock Dove. New this month: White-winged Tern, Roseate Tern, Monk Parakeet and Wild Turkey.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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.
Other months
All 78 birds in May
78 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.67% in May
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.35% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.34% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.25% in May
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantCommon18–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.19% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.15% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.13% in May
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in May
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostrisWinter visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.01% in May
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.01% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in May
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in May
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentRare23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantRare32–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.00% in May
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoPassage migrantRare91–122 cmRegularly May · 0.00% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusPassage migrantRare29–31 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.00% in May
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