Taiwan Birds
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Taiwan Birds
*sandy* Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:15 am
Birdlife International has defined the whole of Taiwan as an Endemic Bird Area (EBA 149).In addition, the island of Lanyu (or Orchid Island), c.75km off the south-east coast of Taiwan has been designated as a secondary area, as two restricted-range species (Whistling Green-pigeon and Elegant Scops-owl) occur there.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Taiwan. The avifauna of Taiwan includes a total of 471 species, of which 15 are endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 76 are rare or accidental. 27 species are globally threatened.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Taiwan.The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. It must be noted that not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.
Example Seeing a flock of Formosan Blue Magpies fly across a valley is an unforgettable sight. They are so beautiful with their blue feathers and their long segmented tails. In a family of Formosan Blue Magpies, everybody cooperates in the breeding chores. The older chicks that have not yet reached breeding age (2 or less than 2 years old) are helpers at the nest. They baby-sit the younger ones. They help feed them and protect them from predators. Even a 2-month-old chick has been observed feeding the newborn babies.
Taiwan Partridge Swinhoe's Pheasant Mikado Pheasant Styan's Bulbul Taiwan Whistling-thrush Collared Bush-robin White-whiskered Laughingthrush Steere's Liocichla Taiwan Barwing White-eared Sibia Taiwan Yuhina Taiwan Bush-warblerFlamecrest Flamecrest Yellow Tit Taiwan Magpie
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Taiwan. The avifauna of Taiwan includes a total of 471 species, of which 15 are endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 76 are rare or accidental. 27 species are globally threatened.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Taiwan.The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. It must be noted that not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.
Example Seeing a flock of Formosan Blue Magpies fly across a valley is an unforgettable sight. They are so beautiful with their blue feathers and their long segmented tails. In a family of Formosan Blue Magpies, everybody cooperates in the breeding chores. The older chicks that have not yet reached breeding age (2 or less than 2 years old) are helpers at the nest. They baby-sit the younger ones. They help feed them and protect them from predators. Even a 2-month-old chick has been observed feeding the newborn babies.
Taiwan Partridge Swinhoe's Pheasant Mikado Pheasant Styan's Bulbul Taiwan Whistling-thrush Collared Bush-robin White-whiskered Laughingthrush Steere's Liocichla Taiwan Barwing White-eared Sibia Taiwan Yuhina Taiwan Bush-warblerFlamecrest Flamecrest Yellow Tit Taiwan Magpie
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