Birds in Taiwan

147 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Taiwan has 147 bird species recorded regularly there: 31 residents, 9 summer visitors, 74 winter visitors, 29 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 11 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Taiwan in September

83 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 83 birds in September

Arriving in September: Kestrel, Yellow-browed Warbler, Common Snipe, Hobby, Garganey, Sparrowhawk, Greylag Goose, Wryneck and 5 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Taiwan each month: most in November (116), fewest in June (53). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Eurasian Wren
Eurasian WrenSmallest · 9cm
to
Indian Peafowl
Indian PeafowlLargest · 230cm
From the Eurasian Wren (9 cm) to the Indian Peafowl (230 cm)45 families

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All 147 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 147 species

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareolaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelopeLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Avocet

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosettaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulvaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-tailed Robin

White-tailed Robin

Myiomela leucuraLC

Summer visitorCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kestrel

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue Rock-thrush

Blue Rock-thrush

Monticola solitariusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-browed Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligulaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinagoLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

ResidentUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminataVU

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferrugineaNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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