What birds can I see in Taiwan in September?

83 species on our list for Taiwan are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Barn Swallow, Black-crowned Night-heron and Great White Egret.

What are the most common birds in Taiwan?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Taiwan are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Little Egret, Great White Egret and Grey Heron.

Birds in Taiwan

Q: How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Taiwan?

147 species, each recorded regularly in Taiwan (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 31 residents, 9 summer visitors, 74 winter visitors, 29 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Taiwan, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

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 WrenSmallest · 9cm

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 139–147 of 147 species

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca currucaLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Oct

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Jan

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensisLC

ScarceRare

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

Common Merganser

Mergus merganserLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactylaVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Feb

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Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavoLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

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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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