Rare Birds in Taiwan
Our list for Taiwan has 52 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 20 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Taiwan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 52, most common first
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Jul–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisWinter visitorRare69–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Vega GullLarus vegaeWinter visitorRare55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorRare120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorRare46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Japanese WaxwingBombycilla japonicaPassage migrantRare18–21 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Sep–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