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Birds of Taiwan

Taiwan’s official 2026 checklistPDFXLSX recognizes 703 bird species. On one compact island, coastal wetlands, subtropical forests and mountains above 3,000 metres bring together resident birds, winter visitors, passage migrants and summer breeders. Taiwan’s 32 endemic species and 52 endemic subspecies are at the heart of its birdlife, and many can be sought year-round.

Resident species
157
Winter visitors
196
Passage migrants
145
Summer visitors
22

Checklist categories overlap because some species have more than one seasonal status in Taiwan.

116 species

Besra

Besra

Tachyspiza virgata fuscipectus

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