List of endemic birds of Taiwan
This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.
Endemic Bird Areas
Birdlife International has defined the whole of Taiwan as an Endemic Bird Area (EBA 149).
In addition, Orchid Island (Lán Yǔ), c. 75 km off the south-east coast of Taiwan has been designated as a secondary area, as two restricted-range species (whistling green pigeon and elegant scops-owl) occur there.
List of species
The following is a list of species endemic to Taiwan:
- Taiwan partridge
- Swinhoe's pheasant
- Mikado pheasant
- Styan's bulbul
- Taiwan whistling-thrush
- Collared bush-robin
- White-whiskered laughingthrush
- Steere's liocichla
- Taiwan barwing
- White-eared sibia
- Taiwan yuhina
- Taiwan bush-warbler
- Flamecrest
- Yellow tit
- Taiwan magpie
Also, whistling green pigeon, although not endemic to Taiwan is a restricted-range species.
In addition the following ten subspecies may be better treated as full species, according to Collar (2004):
- Chinese bamboo partridge Bambusicola thoracicus sonorivox
- Black-browed barbet Megalaima oorti nuchalis
- Taiwan thrush Turdus poliocephalus niveiceps
- White-browed shortwing Brachypteryx Montana goodfellowi
- Brownish-flanked bush warbler Cettia fortipes robustipes
- White-throated laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis ruficeps
- Rusty laughingthrush Garrulax poecilorhynchus poecilorhynchus
- Hwamei Garrulax canorus taewanus
- Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys erythrocnemis
- Streak-breasted scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis musicus
References
Collar, N.J. (2004), Endemic Subspecies of Taiwan birds — first impressions, BirdingASIA No. 2, December 2004.