The island of Taiwan, which is located in southeast Asia at the junction of the East China Sea and South China Seas, is home to 30 endemic bird species.
Endemic Bird Areas Birdlife International defines Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) as places where the breeding ranges of two or more range-restricted species—those with breeding ranges of less than —overlap. In order to qualify, the whole of the breeding range of at least two range-restricted species must fall entirely within the EBA. The entire island of Taiwan has been designated as an Endemic Bird Area.
In addition, Orchid Island (Lán Yǔ), km off the south-east coast of Taiwan has been designated as a secondary area, as two restricted-range species (Taiwan green pigeon and elegant scops owl) occur there.
List of species
+ Common name Picture Scientific name Habitat Notes 1 Taiwan partridge Arborophila crudigularis 2 Mikado pheasant Syrmaticus mikado 3 Swinhoe's pheasant Lophura swinhoii 4 Taiwan bamboo partridge Bambusicola sonorivox 5 Taiwan barbet Psilopogon nuchalis 6 Taiwan blue magpie Urocissa caerulea 7 Chestnut-bellied tit Sittiparus castaneoventris 8 Yellow tit Machlolophus holsti 9 Styan's bulbul Pycnonotus taivanus 10 Taiwan cupwing Pnoepyga formosana 11 Taiwan bush warbler Locustella alishanensis Also known as Taiwan grasshopper-warbler 12 Taiwan fulvetta Fulvetta formosana 13 Taiwan yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps 14 Taiwan scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus musicus 15 Black-necklaced scimitar babbler Erythrogenys erythrocnemis 16 White-whiskered laughingthrush Trochalopteron morrisonianum 17 White-eared sibia Heterophasia auricularis 18 Taiwan barwing Actinodura morrisoniana 19 Steere's liocichla Liocichla steerii Also known as Taiwan liocichla 20 Taiwan hwamei Garrulax taewanus 21 Rufous-crowned laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficeps 22 Rusty laughingthrush Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus 23 Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi 24 Taiwan thrush Turdus niveiceps 25 Taiwan vivid niltava Niltava vivida Also known as small niltava 26 Taiwan shortwing Brachypteryx goodfellowi 27 Collared bush robin Tarsiger johnstoniae 28 Taiwan whistling thrush Myophonus insularis 29 Taiwan bullfinch Pyrrhula owstoni Not recognised by the IUCN Sometimes considered a subspecies of the grey-headed bullfinch 30 Taiwan rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus
Fossil species + Taxon order Common name Picture Scientific name Habitat Status Notes N/A Extinct peafowl Pavo miejue The only extinct endemic bird species of Taiwan at the time of its description in 2026
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External links Birding in Taiwan website of the Taiwan International Birding Association