Endemics
Bird Record Committee, TWBF 2020- Managed by BRC, Taiwan Wild Bird Federation
- 30 Endemic Species
- 54 Endemic Subspecies
- Last addition: Taiwan Bullfinch (Dong et al., 2021)
Taiwan Endemic Species List
29 Endemic Species + 1 Newly added Taiwan BullfinchNo. | Common Name | Chinese Name | Family | Scientific Name | Note |
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1 | Taiwan Partridge | 臺灣山鷓鴣 | Phasianidae | Arborophila crudigularis | |
2 | Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge | 臺灣竹雞 | Phasianidae | Bambusicola sonorivox | |
3 | Mikado Pheasant | 黑長尾雉 | Phasianidae | Syrmaticus mikado | |
4 | Swinhoe's Pheasant | 藍腹鷴 | Phasianidae | Lophura swinhoii | |
5 | Taiwan Barbet | 五色鳥 | Megalaimidae | Psilopogon nuchalis | Former as a subspecies of Black-browed Barbet or Müller's Barbet (Megalaina oorti). Spilt in 2008. |
6 | Taiwan Blue-Magpie | 臺灣藍鵲 | Corvidae | Urocissa caerulea | |
7 | Chestnut-bellied Tit | 赤腹山雀 | Paridae | Sittiparus castaneoventris | Former as a subspecies of Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius). Split in 2016. |
8 | Taiwan Yellow Tit | 黃山雀 | Paridae | Machlolophus holsti | Yellow Tit |
9 | Taiwan Bush Warbler | 臺灣叢樹鶯 | Locustellidae | Locustella alishanensis | Taiwan Grasshopper-warbler |
10 | Taiwan Cupwing | 臺灣鷦眉 | Pnoepygidae | Pnoepyga formosana | Taiwan Wren-Babbler Former as a subspecies of Pygmy Wren-Babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla). Split in 2010. |
11 | Styan's Bulbul | 烏頭翁 | Pycnonotidae | Pycnonotus taivanus | Taiwan Bulbul |
12 | Taiwan Fulvetta | 褐頭花翼 | Sylviidae | Fulvetta formosana | |
13 | Taiwan Yuhina | 冠羽畫眉 | Zosteropidae | Yuhina brunneiceps | |
14 | Taiwan Scimitar-Babbler | 小彎嘴 | Timaliidae | Pomatorhinus musicus | Former Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis). Split in 2010. |
15 | Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler | 大彎嘴 | Timaliidae | Megapomatorhinus erythrocnemis | The nominotypical subspecies was split in 2010. Considered as Erythrogenys erythrocnemis0 by some authors. |
16 | Morrison's Fulvetta | 繡眼畫眉 | Leiothrichidae | Alcippe morrisonia | Gray-cheeked Fulvetta.The nominotypical subspecies was split in 2014. |
17 | Taiwan Hwamei | 臺灣畫眉 | Leiothrichidae | Garrulax taewanus | Former as a subspecies of Chinese Hawmei (Garrulax canorus) Split in 2010. |
18 | Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush | 臺灣白喉噪眉 | Leiothrichidae | Ianthocincla ruficeps | Considered as Pterorhinus ruficeps by some authors |
19 | Rusty Laughingthrush | 棕噪眉 | Leiothrichidae | Ianthocincla poecilorhyncha | Considered as Pterorhinus poecilorhyncha by some authors |
20 | White-whiskered Laughingthrush | 臺灣噪眉 | Leiothrichidae | Trochalopteron morrisonianum | |
21 | White-eared Sibia | 白耳畫眉 | Leiothrichidae | Heterophasia auricularis | |
22 | Steere's Liocichla | 黃胸藪眉 | Leiothrichidae | Liocichla steerii | |
23 | Taiwan Barwing | 紋翼畫眉 | Leiothrichidae | Actinodura morrisoniana | |
24 | Flamecrest | 火冠戴菊鳥 | Regulidae | Regulus goodfellowi | |
25 | Taiwan Thrush | 白頭鶇 | Turdidae | Turdus niveiceps | Former Island (Turdus poliocephalus). Spilted in 2014. |
26 | Taiwan Shortwing | 小翼鶇 | Muscicapidae | Brachypteryx goodfellowi | Former White-browed (Brachypteryx montana). Spilted in 2019. |
27 | Taiwan Whistling-Thrush | 臺灣紫嘯鶇 | Muscicapidae | Myophonus insularis | |
28 | Collared Bush-Robin | 栗背林鴝 | Muscicapidae | Tarsiger johnstoniae | Johnstone's Bush Robin |
29 | Taiwan Rosefinch | 臺灣朱雀 | Fringillidae | Carpodacus formosanus | Former as a subspecies of Vinaceous Rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus). Spilted in 2015. |
30 | Taiwan Bullfinch | 灰鷽 | Fringillidae | Pyrrula owstoni | Former as a subspecies of Gray-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrula erythaca). Spilted by IOC 11.1 only in 2021. |
Taiwan Endemic Subspecies List
54 Endemic SubspeciesNo. | Common Name | Chinese Name | Family | Scientific Name | Endemic Subspecies | Distributed Area |
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1 | Ring-necked Pheasant | 環頸雉 | Phasianidae | Phasianus colchicus | formosanus | Taiwan |
2 | Oriental Turtle-Dove | 金背鳩 | Columbidae | Streptopelia orientalis | orii | Taiwan |
3 | Whistling Green-Pigeon | 紅頭綠鳩 | Columbidae | Treron formosae | formosae | Taiwan |
4 | Savanna Nightjar | 南亞夜鷹 | Caprimulgidae | Caprimulgus affinis | stictomus | Taiwan |
5 | Silver-backed Needletail | 灰喉針尾雨燕 | Apodidae | Hirundapus cochinchinensis | formosanus | Taiwan |
6 | House Swift | 小雨燕 | Apodidae | Apus nipalensis | kuntzi | Taiwan |
7 | Slaty-breasted Rail | 灰胸秧雞 | Rallidae | Lewinia striata | taiwana | Taiwan |
8 | Slaty-legged Crake | 灰腳秧雞 | Rallidae | Rallina eurizonoides | formosana | Taiwan |
9 | Barred Buttonquail | 棕三趾鶉 | Turnicidae | Turnix suscitator | rostratus | Taiwan |
10 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | 大冠鷲 | Accipitridae | Spilornis cheela | hoya | Taiwan |
11 | Crested Goshawk | 鳳頭蒼鷹 | Accipitridae | Accipiter trivirgatus | formosae | Taiwan |
12 | Besra | 松雀鷹 | Accipitridae | Accipiter virgatus | fuscipectus | Taiwan |
13 | Australasian Grass-Owl | 草鴞 | Tytonidae | Tyto longimembris | pithecops | Taiwan |
14 | Mountain Scops-Owl | 黃嘴角鴞 | Strigidae | Otus spilocephalus | hambroecki | Taiwan |
15 | Collared Scops-Owl | 領角鴞 | Strigidae | Otus lettia | glabripes | Taiwan |
16 | Ryukyu Scops-Owl | 蘭嶼角鴞 | Strigidae | Otus elegans | botelensis | Lanyu |
17 | Collared Owlet | 鵂鶹 | Strigidae | Glaucidium brodiei | pardalotum | Taiwan |
18 | Himalayan Owl | 東方灰林鴞 | Strigidae | Strix nivicolum | yamadae | Taiwan |
19 | White-backed Woodpecker | 大赤啄木 | Picidae | Dendrocopos leucotos | insularis | Taiwan |
20 | Maroon Oriole | 朱鸝 | Oriolidae | Oriolus traillii | ardens | Taiwan |
21 | Black Drongo | 大卷尾 | Dicruridae | Dicrurus macrocercus | harterti | Taiwan |
22 | Bronzed Drongo | 小卷尾 | Dicruridae | Dicrurus aeneus | braunianus | Taiwan |
23 | Black-naped Monarch | 黑枕藍鶲 | Monarchidae | Hypothymis azurea | oberholseri | Taiwan |
24 | Eurasian Jay | 松鴉 | Corvidae | Garrulus glandarius | taivanus | Taiwan |
25 | Gray Treepie | 樹鵲 | Corvidae | Dendrocitta formosae | formosae | Taiwan |
26 | Eurasian Nutcracker | 星鴉 | Corvidae | Nucifraga caryocatactes | owstoni | Taiwan |
27 | Coal Tit | 煤山雀 | Paridae | Periparus ater | ptilosus | Taiwan |
28 | Green-backed Tit | 青背山雀 | Paridae | Parus monticolus | insperatus | Taiwan |
29 | Striated Prinia | 斑紋鷦鶯 | Cisticolidae | Prinia crinigera | striata | Taiwan |
30 | Plain Prinia | 褐頭鷦鶯 | Cisticolidae | Prinia inornata | flavirostris | Taiwan |
31 | Golden-headed Cisticola | 黃頭扇尾鶯 | Cisticolidae | Cisticola exilis | volitans | Taiwan |
32 | Collared Finchbill | 白環鸚嘴鵯 | Pycnonotidae | Spizixos semitorques | cinereicapillus | Taiwan |
33 | Light-vented Bulbul | 白頭翁 | Pycnonotidae | Pycnonotus sinensis | formosae | Taiwan |
34 | Black Bulbul | 紅嘴黑鵯 | Pycnonotidae | Hypsipetes leucocephalus | nigerrimus | Taiwan |
35 | Brown-eared Bulbul | 棕耳鵯 | Pycnonotidae | Hypsipetes amaurotis | harterti | Taiwan |
36 | Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler | 小鶯 | Scotocercidae | Horornis fortipes | robustipes | Taiwan |
37 | Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler | 深山鶯 | Scotocercidae | Horornis acanthizoides | concolor | Taiwan |
38 | Vinous-throated Parrotbill | 粉紅鸚嘴 | Sylviidae | Sinosuthora webbiana | bulomacha | Taiwan |
39 | Golden Parrotbill | 黃羽鸚嘴 | Sylviidae | Suthora verreauxi | morrisoniana | Taiwan |
40 | Rufous-capped Babbler | 山紅頭 | Timaliidae | Cyanoderma ruficeps | praecognitum | Taiwan |
41 | Dusky Fulvetta | 頭烏線 | Pellorneidae | Schoeniparus brunneus | brunneus | Taiwan |
42 | Eurasian Nuthatch | 茶腹鳾 | Sittidae | Sitta europaea | formosana | Taiwan |
43 | Eurasian Wren | 鷦鷯 | Troglodytidae | Troglodytes troglodytes | taivanus | Taiwan |
44 | Crested Myna | 八哥 | Sturnidae | Acridotheres cristatellus | formosanus | Taiwan |
45 | Vivid Niltava | 黃腹琉璃 | Muscicapidae | Niltava vivida | vivida | Taiwan |
46 | Little Forktail | 小剪尾 | Muscicapidae | Enicurus scouleri | fortis | Taiwan |
47 | White-tailed Robin | 白尾鴝 | Muscicapidae | Myiomela leucura | montium | Taiwan |
48 | White-browed Bush-Robin | 白眉林鴝 | Muscicapidae | Tarsiger indicus | formosanus | Taiwan |
49 | Snowy-browed Flycatcher | 黃胸青鶲 | Muscicapidae | Ficedula hyperythra | innexa | Taiwan |
50 | Plumbeous Redstart | 鉛色水鶇 | Muscicapidae | Phoenicurus fuliginosus | affinis | Taiwan |
51 | Plain Flowerpecker | 綠啄花 | Dicaeidae | Dicaeum minullum | uchidai | Taiwan |
52 | Fire-breasted Flowerpecker | 紅胸啄花 | Dicaeidae | Dicaeum ignipectus | formosum | Taiwan |
53 | Alpine Accentor | 岩鷚 | Prunellidae | Prunella collaris | fennelli | Taiwan |
54 | Brown Bullfinch | 褐鷽 | Fringillidae | Pyrrhula nipalensis | uchidai | Taiwan |