Taiwan Endemic Birds

Endemic Birds.

Of the almost 500 species of birds recorded in Taiwan, 14 are recognized as endemic.

Passeriformes:
Taiwan Laughing ThrushGarrulax morrisonianus

Taiwan TitParus holsti

Taiwan White-eared SibiaHeterophasia auricularis - Easily spotted

Taiwan YuhinaYuhina brunneiceps - Easily spotted

Taiwan BarwingActinodura morrisoniana

Steere's LiocichlaLiocichla steerii - Easily spotted

Formosan Blue MagpieUrocissa caerulea

Collared Bush RobinTarsiger johnstoniae - Easily spotted

Taiwan FirecrestRegulus goodfellowi -have to love that name!

Taiwan Styan's BulbulPycnonotus taivanus Threatened

Taiwan Whistling ThrushMyiophoneus insularis

Taiwan Bush-warblerBradypterus alishanensis

Galliformes:
Formosan Hill PartridgeArborophila crudigularis - Can be hard to spot. Near-threatened

Mikado PheasantSyrmaticus mikado Can be hard to spot.

Swinhoe's PheasantLophura swinhoii Near-threatened


Subspecies deserving species categorization:

Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Cettia fortipes robustipes
Chinese Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus sonorivox
Black-browed Barbet Megalaima oorti nuchalis
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus niveiceps
Hwamei Garrulax canorus taewanus
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys erythrocnemis
Rusty Laughingthrush Garrulax poecilorhynchus poecilorhynchus
Streakbreasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis musicus
White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana goodfellowi
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis ruficeps


Additionally the
Whistling Green-pigeon (Treron formosae) is a restricted-range species - Taiwan, Japan and The Philippines. And the Ryukyu Scops Owl or Elegant Scops Owl (Otus elegans) - Lanyu (island of Taiwan's east coast), Japan and The Philippines.