List of Endemic Species of Taiwan - Endemic Birds

Endemic Birds

17 endemic bird species and another 60 endemic subspecies of Taiwan have been identified (out of a total of 569 bird species). The seventeen endemic speacies make up about 3% of all birds living in Taiwan.

• Order Passeriformes (Passerines and relatives)

1. Yellow Tit – Parus holsti Seebohm
2. White-whiskered Laughingthrush – Garrulax morrisonianus (Ogilvie-Grant)
3. White-eared Sibia – Heterophasia auricularis (Swinhoe)
4. Taiwan Yuhina – Yuhina brunneiceps Ogilvie-Grant
5. Taiwan Barwing – Actinodura morrisoniana Ogilvie-Grant
6. Steere's Liocichla – Liocichla steerii Swinhoe
7. Taiwan Blue Magpie – Urocissa caerulea (Gould)
8. Styan's Bulbul – Pycnonotus taivanus Styan
9. Taiwan Whistling Thrush – Myiophoneus insularis Gould
10. Collared Bush Robin – Luscinia johnstoniae (Ogilvie-Grant)
11. Flamecrest – Regulus goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant
12. Taiwan Bush Warbler – Bradypterus alishanensis
13. Taiwan Hwamei – Garrulax taewanus

• Order Galliformes (Chicken-like Birds)

1. Taiwan Hill Partridge – Arborophila crudigularis (Swinhoe)
2. Mikado Pheasant – Syrmaticus mikado (Ogilivie-Grant)
3. Swinhoe's Pheasant – Lophura swinhoii (Gould)

• Order Piciformes (Woodpeckers and relatives)

1. Taiwan Barbet – Megalaima nuchalis