Taiwan

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Taiwan is based on the taxonomy used in del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016). The source list based on the December 2017 update is available online here. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

del Hoyo, J. & N.J. Collar HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2014 Vol. 1: Non-passerines & 2016 Vol. 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

For an alternative list of endemic species and subspecies of birds see (TaiBNET)

Additional species recognized after the HBW-BirdLife December 2017 update or considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.

Arborophila crudigularis  (Galliformes Phasianidae)  Taiwan Partridge

Bambusicola sonorivox  (Galliformes Phasianidae)  Taiwan Bamboo-partridge

Syrmaticus mikado  (Galliformes Phasianidae)  Mikado Pheasant

Lophura swinhoii  (Galliformes Phasianidae)  Swinhoe's Pheasant

Psilopogon nuchalis  (Piciformes Megalaimidae)  Taiwan Barbet

Urocissa caerulea  (Passeriformes Corvidae)  Taiwan Blue Magpie

Sittiparus castaneoventris  (Passeriformes Paridae)  Chestnut-bellied Tit

Machlolophus holsti  (Passeriformes Paridae)  Yellow Tit

Pnoepyga formosana  (Passeriformes Pnoepygidae)  Taiwan Cupwing

Locustella alishanensis  (Passeriformes Locustellidae)  Taiwan Grasshopper-warbler

Pycnonotus taivanus  (Passeriformes Pycnonotidae)  Styan's Bulbul

Fulvetta formosana  (Passeriformes Sylviidae)  Taiwan Fulvetta

Yuhina brunneiceps  (Passeriformes Zosteropidae)  Taiwan Yuhina

Pomatorhinus musicus  (Passeriformes Timaliidae)  Taiwan Scimitar-babbler

Erythrogenys erythrocnemis  (Passeriformes Timaliidae)  Black-necklaced Scimitar-babbler

Garrulax taewanus  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  Taiwan Hwamei

Garrulax ruficeps  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

Garrulax poecilorhynchus  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  Rusty Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron morrisonianum  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  White-whiskered Laughingthrush

Heterophasia auricularis  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  White-eared Sibia

Liocichla steerii  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  Taiwan Liocichla

Sibia morrisoniana  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  Taiwan Barwing

Turdus niveiceps  (Passeriformes Turdidae)  Taiwan Thrush

Niltava vivida  (Passeriformes Muscicapidae)  Small Vivid Niltava

Brachypteryx goodfellowi  (Passeriformes Muscicapidae)  Taiwan Shortwing

Tarsiger johnstoniae  (Passeriformes Muscicapidae)  Collared Bush-robin

Myophonus insularis  (Passeriformes Muscicapidae)  Taiwan Whistling-thrush

Regulus goodfellowi  (Passeriformes Regulidae)  Flamecrest

Carpodacus formosanus  (Passeriformes Fringillidae)  Taiwan Rosefinch

The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3. (# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the HBW-BirdLife checklist)

Alcippe morrisonia #  (Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)  Gray-cheeked Fulvetta  12 

The following additional endemic species were recognized as distinct by the IOC since the IOC 10.1 checklist (IOC) and were also not recognized in any of the other checklists listed above.

Pyrrhula owstoni  (Passeriformes Fringillidae)  Taiwan Bullfinch

Tarsiger formosanus  (Passeriformes Muscicapidae)  Taiwan Bush-robin