Taiwan bird checklist
759 bird species in 101 families have been recorded in Taiwan, according to eBird; about 410 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Taiwan right now
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Barn Swallow
3Great Egret
4Little Egret
5Brown Shrike
6Eastern Cattle-Egret
7Eurasian Moorhen
8White Wagtail
9Rock Pigeon
10Gray Wagtail
Taiwan bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Philippine Duck
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Scaly-sided Merganser
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Taiwan Partridge
- Wild Turkey
- Mikado Pheasant
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Swinhoe's Pheasant
- Silver Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge
- Red Junglefowl
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Japanese Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Ashy Wood-Pigeon
- Black Wood-Pigeon
- Metallic Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Barred Cuckoo-Dove
- Philippine Cuckoo-Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Diamond Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- White-bellied Green-Pigeon
- Whistling Green-Pigeon
- Black-chinned Fruit-Dove
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Gray Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Purple Needletail
- White-nest Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- House Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Watercock
- Plain Bush-hen
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Band-bellied Crake
- Brown Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Siberian Crane
- Sandhill Crane
- White-naped Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Red-crowned Crane
- Common Crane
- Hooded Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
- White-faced Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
- Japanese Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Saunders's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Silver Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Relict Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Vega Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
- Chinese Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
Albatrosses
- Laysan Albatross
- Black-footed Albatross
- Short-tailed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
- Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Kermadec Petrel
- Providence Petrel
- Bonin Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Christmas Shearwater
- Tropical Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- Oriental Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Japanese Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Black-headed Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Black-faced Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Schrenck's Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Japanese Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Pied Heron
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Javan Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Gray-faced Buzzard
- Harris's Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Upland Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Australasian Grass-Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Ryukyu Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Tawny Fish-Owl
- Collared Owlet
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Himalayan Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Boobook
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Trumpeter Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Taiwan Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Tanimbar Corella
- Solomons Corella
- White Cockatoo
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Red Lory
- Coconut Lorikeet
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Red-collared Lorikeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Yellow-collared Macaw
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Red-shouldered Macaw
- Red-masked Parakeet
Pittas
- Blue-winged Pitta
- Fairy Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ryukyu Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Brown-rumped Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Oriental Cuckooshrike
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-bellied Erpornis
Old World Orioles
- Black-naped Oriole
- Maroon Oriole
Fantails
- Philippine Pied-Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Bull-headed Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Burmese Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Chinese Gray Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Azure-winged Magpie
- Taiwan Blue-Magpie
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie
- Gray Treepie
- Oriental Magpie
- Southern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Daurian Jackdaw
- House Crow
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Collared Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Yellow-bellied Tit
- Chestnut-bellied Tit
- Varied Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Asian Tit
- Taiwan Yellow Tit
- Yellow-cheeked Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Chinese Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Asian Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Striped Prinia
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Streaked Reed Warbler
- Blunt-winged Warbler
- Manchurian Reed Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Gray's Grasshopper Warbler
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Taiwan Bush Warbler
- Russet Bush Warbler
Cupwings
- Taiwan Cupwing
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Siberian House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Chestnut Bulbul
- Brown-eared Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Collared Finchbill
- Light-vented Bulbul
- Styan's Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Chinese Leaf Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Ijima's Leaf Warbler
- White-spectacled Warbler
- Bianchi's Warbler
- Martens's Warbler
- Alström's Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
- Japanese Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Sulphur-breasted Warbler
- Hartert's Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Asian Stubtail
- Rufous-faced Warbler
- Japanese Bush Warbler
- Manchurian Bush Warbler
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
- Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Black-throated Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Asian Desert Warbler
Parrotbills
- Taiwan Fulvetta
- Golden Parrotbill
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Indochinese Yuhina
- Taiwan Yuhina
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye
- Swinhoe's White-eye
- Warbling White-eye
- Lowland White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Taiwan Scimitar-Babbler
- Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Dusky Fulvetta
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Morrison's Fulvetta
- White-whiskered Laughingthrush
- Red-winged Laughingthrush
- White-eared Sibia
- Taiwan Barwing
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Silver-eared Mesia
- Taiwan Liocichla
- Chinese Hwamei
- Taiwan Hwamei
- Black-throated Laughingthrush
- White-browed Laughingthrush
- Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush
- Rusty Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Flamecrest
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Black-collared Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Red-billed Starling
- White-cheeked Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Vinous-breasted Myna
- Black-winged Myna
- Jungle Myna
- Javan Myna
- Great Myna
- Crested Myna
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Superb Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Siberian Thrush
- Chestnut-backed Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Chinese Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Chinese Blackbird
- Taiwan Thrush
- Gray-backed Thrush
- Japanese Thrush
- Pale Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Brown-headed Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Fujian Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Taiwan Vivid Niltava
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher
- Chinese Blue Flycatcher
- Hill Blue Flycatcher
- Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
- Lesser Shortwing
- Taiwan Shortwing
- Rufous-tailed Robin
- Japanese Robin
- Ryukyu Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Taiwan Whistling-Thrush
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- Siberian Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Taiwan Bush-Robin
- Collared Bush-Robin
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Green-backed Flycatcher
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Ryukyu Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- White-throated Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Amur Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Japanese Waxwing
Flowerpeckers
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ornate Sunbird
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Fork-tailed Sunbird
Leafbirds
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Village Weaver
- Golden-backed Weaver
- Southern Red Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Indian Silverbill
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- White-headed Munia
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Zebra Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- Japanese Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Japanese Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Vinaceous Rosefinch
- Taiwan Rosefinch
- Pallas's Rosefinch
- Brown Bullfinch
- Taiwan Bullfinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Lemon-breasted Seedeater
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Meadow Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Yellow-throated Bunting
- Ochre-rumped Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Yellow Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Masked Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
- Tristram's Bunting
- Gray Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Savannah Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- White-browed Meadowlark
Tanagers and Allies
- Red-crested Cardinal
- Red-capped Cardinal
- Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch
- Saffron Finch
Most common birds in Taiwan
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Taiwan’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
- Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-faced SpoonbillPlatalea minor
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Largest bird families in Taiwan
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies35
- Old World Flycatchers31
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl21
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers17
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns14
- Starlings13
- Pigeons and Doves11
Reported in the last 30 days
384 species reported to eBird in Taiwan in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Collared Scops-Owl, Black-crowned Night Heron, Mountain Scops-Owl, Black Drongo, Taiwan Scimitar-Babbler, Brown Shrike, Savanna Nightjar, Malayan Night Heron, Asian Glossy Starling, Eurasian Kestrel, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Black Kite, Osprey, Pacific Swallow, Swinhoe's White-eye, Long-tailed Shrike, Light-vented Bulbul, Spotted Dove, Hair-crested Drongo, White Wagtail, Little Egret, Great Egret, Black-faced Spoonbill, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Moorhen, White-breasted Waterhen, Eastern Cattle-Egret, White-rumped Shama, Crested Goshawk, Gray Treepie, Black-naped Monarch, Black Bulbul, Taiwan Barbet, House Swift, Arctic Warbler, Oriental Turtle-Dove, Gray Wagtail, Oriental Magpie, Black-collared Starling, Javan Myna, …
Get to know some of them
Sanderling
Black Kite
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Little Ringed Plover
Black-winged Stilt
Spotted Dove
Black Drongo
Gray Heron
Common Sandpiper
Red Collared-Dove
Wood Sandpiper
White-breasted Waterhen
Common Myna
Medium Egret
Osprey