TAIWAN FULL TRIP LIST 26th April to 6th May 2006 (see individual sites for their lists)

 

Birding Site Guide

  • a Huben 28th April
  • b between Huben & Tainan 28th April
  • c Alishan then Wulu 29th April mostly Alishan
  • d Wulu area 30th April several sites
  • e Wulu KM14 logging road 1st May most here
  • e Sian Yang 1st May flamecrest & barwing
  • e Sian Yang 2nd May
  • f Tai Tung flight Lanyu Island 2nd May
  • f Lanyu Is. flight Tai Tung 3rd May
  • g estuary then N Hualien 3rd May
  • h Hualien, Toroko Gorge 4th May not seperated
  • h Aowahe 4th May not seperated
  • I to Peitangyanshan 5th May
  • I Wushe 5th May
  • j Peitangyanshan then coast 6th May
  • via Huisin Forest Reserve Varied tit
  • k coast to airport & paddies 7th May

 

  • PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
  • Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis b
  • CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
  • Gray Heron Ardea cinerea b
  • Great Egret Ardea alba b g k
  • Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia b g k
  • Little Egret Egretta garzetta a b c f g k
  • Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes V b f g k
  • Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra f
  • Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus k
  • Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis f g k
  • Striated Heron Butorides striata f g
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax b k
  • Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus a
  • Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis b k
  • Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus b
  • CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
  • Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus NT k
  • Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor Endemic NT b k
  • ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
  • Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope b
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos k
  • Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha g k
  • FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
  • Osprey Pandion haliaetus f
  • FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
  • Black Kite Milvus migrans c
  • Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela c d e I
  • Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus i
  • Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis c e f
  • Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus c
  • Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis e I
  • Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis e
  • FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
  • Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus f
  • GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
  • Taiwan Partridge Arborophila crudigularis Endemic NT a d h I
  • Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus a d e I
  • Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoii Endemic NT e I
  • Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado Endemic NT c
  • Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus g
  • GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
  • Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator d f
  • GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
  • White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus f
  • Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca k
  • Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus b f k
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
  • Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis K
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
  • Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta b g
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
  • Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum b f g k
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
  • Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva b k
  • Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola b g k
  • Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius g k
  • Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus b
  • Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus b k
  • Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii b f k
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
  • Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago k
  • Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus NT b g
  • Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT b g
  • Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus b f g k
  • Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus b g k
  • Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos b f g k
  • Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus a g
  • Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes b g k
  • Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus b
  • Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia b g k
  • Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis b f g k
  • Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola b k
  • Common Redshank Tringa totanus b g k
  • Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres b g k
  • Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris k
  • Red Knot Calidris canutus g k
  • Sanderling Calidris alba k
  • Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis b g k
  • Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii b
  • Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta b f
  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata b g k
  • Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea b g k
  • Dunlin Calidris alpina b k
  • Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus b k
  • Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus b k
  • CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
  • Little Tern Sternula albifrons b g k
  • Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica b
  • Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia b
  • White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus g
  • Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida b g
  • Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana g
  • Common Tern Sterna hirundo b g k
  • Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii b g k
  • COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
  • Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis d e I
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis c h I
  • Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica a b h k
  • Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis a b d k
  • Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris f
  • Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica a e
  • White-bellied Pigeon Treron sieboldii c d e h
  • Whistling Green-Pigeon Treron formosae NT f
  • CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
  • Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides d e h I
  • Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus f
  • Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis f g
  • STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
  • Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus h
  • Ryukyu Scops-Owl Otus elegans NT f
  • Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata h
  • CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
  • Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis a b g
  • APODIFORMES: Apodidae
  • Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis h I
  • Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus c d e g h
  • House Swift Apus nipalensis a c d e g h
  • CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
  • Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis b f
  • Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda f
  • Black-browed Barbet Megalaima oorti a c d e h
  • PICIFORMES: Picidae
  • Gray-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus a c h
  • White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos e i
  • Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus i
  • PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
  • Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha V a
  • PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
  • Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula g
  • PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
  • Plain Martin Riparia paludicola b g h
  • Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica b e f g h
  • Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica b c d f g h
  • Asian Martin Delichon dasypus c e h
  • Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata b
  • PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
  • Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni d
  • White Wagtail Motacilla alba f g h
  • Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava b f g
  • Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea c d e f g
  • PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
  • Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei d e
  • Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus h
  • Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris a c e
  • PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
  • Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques a c d e h
  • Styan's Bulbul Pycnonotus taivanus Endemic V d e g h
  • Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis a b c h k
  • Brown-eared Bulbul Ixos amaurotis f
  • Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus a c d e h I
  • PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
  • Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi Endemic e h
  • PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
  • Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes h I
  • PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
  • Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris I
  • PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
  • Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius e f h
  • Formosan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus insularis Endemic c d e h
  • Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma e I
  • Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus I
  • Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus f
  • White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana c e I
  • PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
  • Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera d
  • Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris b g
  • Plain Prinia Prinia inornata b g h
  • PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
  • Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes h
  • Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler Cettia acanthizoides c e h
  • Taiwan Bush-Warbler Bradypterus alishanensis Endemic c e h
  • Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata f
  • Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis f g
  • Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes f
  • Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis d e h I
  • PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
  • Gray-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta c d f
  • Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea c e h I
  • Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra d
  • Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida c d e h
  • White-browed Bush-Robin Tarsiger indicus h
  • Collared Bush-Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae Endemic c e h I
  • Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosa c d e
  • White-tailed Robin Cinclidium leucurum d e I
  • Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri e
  • Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus f
  • PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
  • Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea a c d
  • Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT f
  • PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
  • Rusty Laughingthrush Garrulax poecilorhynchus d e I
  • Hwamei Garrulax canorus g h
  • White-whiskered Laughingthrush Garrulax morrisonianus Endemic c e h i
  • Steere's Liocichla Liocichla steerii Endemic c d e h i
  • Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis c d i
  • Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis a
  • Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla c I
  • Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps a d e
  • Taiwan Barwing Actinodura morrisoniana Endemic e
  • Streak-throated Fulvetta Alcippe cinereiceps c e
  • Dusky Fulvetta Alcippe brunnea a I
  • Gray-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia a d e h i
  • White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis Endemic d e i
  • Taiwan Yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps Endemic c d e h I
  • White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca e
  • PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
  • Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus c d e h
  • PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
  • Coal Tit Periparus ater c d e h
  • Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus c d e h I
  • Yellow Tit Macholophus holsti Endemic NT d h
  • Varied Tit Sittiparus varius j
  • PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
  • Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea c e h i
  • PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
  • Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectum d e
  • PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
  • Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus a c d e f g h I
  • PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
  • Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii c d
  • PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
  • Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus a b d e 500+
  • Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach b
  • PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
  • Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus b g h k
  • Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus a h
  • PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
  • Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius d
  • Formosan Magpie Urocissa caerulea Endemic d h
  • Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae a c
  • Eurasian Magpie Pica pica b k
  • Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes c
  • Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos c e h I
  • PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
  • Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus b g
  • Jungle Myna g
  • PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus a b g
  • PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
  • White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata a d h
  • Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata b
  • PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
  • Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus c h I
  • Gray-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca c
  • Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria k
  • PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
  • Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla f
  • Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala g

 

Author: Andy Marshall

 

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