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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Taiwan

Cumulative Checklist

with Paul Holt as leader

  • Column A = Number of tours out of six on which this species has been recorded.
  • Column B = Number of days this species was seen on the 2012 tour.
  • Column C = Maximum daily count for this species on the 2012 tour.
  • Column D = H = denotes a species that was heard but was not seen, (H) = denotes a species that was heard more often than it was seen,
  • E = endemic species, Essp = endemic subspecies, (I) = introduced subspecies. English names, order and taxonomy mostly follow MacKinnon & Phillips.
A B C D
6 Taiwan Partridge E. 5 13 (H) Arborophila crudigularis
6 Chinese Bamboo Partridge Essp. 5 5 (H) Bambusicola thoracicus sonorivox
6 Swinhoe's Pheasant E. 3 2 Lophura swinhoii
5 Mikado Pheasant E. 2 4 Syrmaticus mikado
6 Common Pheasant Essp. 3 3 Phasianus colchicus formosanus
2 Eurasian Wigeon 1 1 Anas penelope
6 Eastern Spot-billed Duck 6 10 Anas zonorhyncha
3 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
1 Northern Pintail 1 1 Anas acuta
3 Garganey Anas querquedula
3 Eurasian Teal 1 3 Anas c. crecca
4 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
1 Greater Scaup 1 1 Aythya marila nearctica
3 Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
2 Streaked or Wedge-tailed Shearwater C. leucomelas or P. pacificus
4 Sooty or Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus griseus or P. tenuirostris
6 Little Grebe 2 50 Tachybaptus ruficollis philippensis
2 African Sacred Ibis (I.) 1 20 Threskiornis aethiopicus
6 Black-faced Spoonbill 1 8 Platalea minor
5 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
6 Cinnamon Bittern 2 3 Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
6 Malayan Night Heron 3 2 Gorsachius melanolophus
6 Black-crowned Night Heron 8 30 Nycticorax n. nycticorax
2 Striated Heron 1 1 Butorides striata
5 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
6 Eastern Cattle Egret 9 400 Bubulcus coromandus
6 Grey Heron 5 15 Ardea cinerea jouyi
6 Great Egret 5 300 Ardea alba modesta
6 Intermediate Egret 1 20 Egretta i. intermedia
6 Little Egret 10 500 Egretta g. garzetta
6 Pacific Reef Heron 2 4 Egretta s. sacra
6 Chinese Egret 2 4 Egretta eulophotes
2 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
4 Western Osprey 3 2 Pandion h. haliaetus
5 Crested Honey Buzzard 1 1 Pernis ptilorhynchus orientalis
4 Black-winged Kite 2 2 Elanus caeruleus vociferus
6 Crested Serpent Eagle Essp. 3 3 Spilornis cheela hoya
6 Crested Goshawk Essp. 1 1 Accipiter trivirgatus formosae
5 Chinese Sparrowhawk 2 1 Accipiter soloensis
6 Japanese Sparrowhawk 1 1 Accipiter gularis
4 Besra Essp. 1 1 Accipiter virgatus fuscipectus
1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 1 Accipiter nisus nisosimilis
5 Grey-faced Buzzard 2 1 Butastur indicus
3 Eastern Buzzard Buteo j. japonicus
4 Black Eagle 2 1 Ictinaetus m. malayensis
2 Mountain Hawk-eagle 1 1 Nisaetus n. nipalensis
2 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus interstinctus
4 Peregrine Falcon 2 2 Falco peregrinus calidus
6 White-breasted Waterhen 4 4 Amaurornis p. phoenicurus
3 Ruddy-breasted Crake 1 1 H Porzana fusca phaeopyga
6 Common Moorhen 4 6 Gallinula c. chloropus
1 Eurasian Coot 1 1 Fulica a. atra
1 Barred Buttonquail 1 2 Turnix suscitator rostratus
6 Black-winged Stilt 5 150 Himantopus himantopus
2 Pied Avocet 1 30 Recurvirostra avosetta
6 Pacific Golden Plover 2 45 Pluvialis fulva
6 Grey Plover 1 5 Pluvialis s. squatarola
6 Little Ringed Plover 4 1 Charadrius dubius curonicus
6 Kentish Plover 4 100 Charadrius alexandrinus dealbatus
6 Lesser Sand Plover 3 2110 Charadrius mongolus stegmanni
6 Greater Sand Plover 3 85 Charadrius l. leschenaultii
3 Greater Painted-snipe 1 3 Rostratula benghalensis
1 Pin-tailed Snipe 1 1 Gallinago stenura
3 Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
2 Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
5 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa melanuroides
4 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
4 Little Curlew Numenius minutus
6 Whimbrel 5 60 Numenius phaeopus
5 Eurasian Curlew 1 3 Numenius arquata orientalis
4 Curlew sp. Numenius sp.
4 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
6 Common Redshank 2 10 Tringa totanus terrignotae
6 Marsh Sandpiper 3 200 Tringa stagnatilis
6 Common Greenshank 5 60 Tringa nebularia
2 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
6 Wood Sandpiper 7 60 Tringa glareola
6 Grey-tailed Tattler 3 520 Tringa brevipes
6 Terek Sandpiper 4 100 Xenus cinereus
6 Common Sandpiper 6 10 Actitis hypoleucos
6 Ruddy Turnstone 4 830 Arenaria i. interpres
6 Great Knot 3 40 Calidris tenuirostris
5 Red Knot 1 12 Calidris canutus
3 Sanderling 2 310 Calidris alba
6 Red-necked Stint 5 2165 Calidris ruficollis
2 Little Stint 1 1 Calidris minuta
6 Long-toed Stint 2 105 Calidris subminuta
6 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 3 60 Calidris acuminata
6 Curlew Sandpiper 4 1080 Calidris ferruginea
6 Dunlin 3 60 Calidris alpina
6 Broad-billed Sandpiper 3 120 Limicola falcinellus sibirica
3 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
5 Oriental Pratincole 4 2 Glareola maldivarum
3 Black-headed Gull 1 1 Chroicocephalus ridibundus
3 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica affinis
6 Caspian Tern 2 55 Hydroprogne caspia
5 Greater Crested Tern 1 45 Thalasseus bergii cristatus
6 Little Tern 5 100 Sternula albifrons sinensis
5 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
6 Whiskered Tern 4 300 Chlidonias h. hybrida
3 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
3 Long-tailed Jaeger 1 2 Stercorarius longicaudus
6 Ashy Wood Pigeon 1 3 Columba pulchricollis
6 Rock Dove (I) 9 200 Columba livia
6 Oriental Turtle Dove Essp. 2 10 Streptopelia orientalis orii
6 Red Turtle Dove 9 200 Streptopelia t. tranquebarica
6 Spotted Dove 9 30 Spilopelia c. chinensis
6 Philippine Cuckoo-Dove 2 5 Macropygia tenuirostris phaea
6 Common Emerald Dove 2 2 Chalcophaps i. indica
6 White-bellied Green Pigeon Essp. 2 1 Treron sieboldii sororius
6 Whistling Green Pigeon Essp. 2 5 Treron f. formosae
6 Lesser Coucal 5 3 Centropus bengalensis lignator
6 Large Hawk-cuckoo 1 1 H Hierococcyx s. sparverioides
6 Oriental Cuckoo 5 2 H Cuculus optatus
2 Cuckoo Sp. Cuculus Sp.
5 Mountain Scops Owl Essp. 1 4 (H) Otus spilocephalus hambroecki
3 Collared Scops Owl 1 2 Otus lettia glabripes
5 Ryukyu Scops Owl Essp. 1 5 (H) Otus elegans botelensis
5 Collared Owlet 2 3 H Glaucidium brodiei
3 Northern Boobook Ninox japonica totogo
1 Savanna Nightjar 1 1 H Caprimulgus affinis stictonus
2 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus c. caudacutus
3 Silver-backed Needletail 1 3 Hirundapus cochinchinensis
6 Fork-tailed Swift 3 6 Apus pacificus
6 House Swift 8 200 Apus nipalensis kuntzi
1 Black-capped Kingfisher 1 1 Halcyon pileata
6 Common Kingfisher 10 4 Alcedo atthis bengalensis
6 Taiwan Barbet E. 8 8 (H) Megalaima nuchalis
6 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 4 2 Dendrocopos canicapillus kaleensis
6 White-backed Woodpecker Essp. 1 1 Dendrocopos leucotos insularis
6 Grey-headed Woodpecker 1 1 Picus canus tancolo
5 Fairy Pitta 1 2 Pitta n. nympha
3 Large Cuckooshrike (H) Coracina macei rexpineti
6 Grey-chinned Minivet 4 10 Pericrocotus solaris griseogularis
6 Brown Shrike 8 8 H Lanius cristatus
6 Long-tailed Shrike 3 2 Lanius schach
6 White-bellied Erpornis 1 4 Erpornis zantholeuca griseiloris
5 Maroon Oriole Essp. 2 2 Oriolus traillii ardens
6 Black Drongo Essp. 9 20 Dicrurus macrocercus harterti
6 Bronzed Drongo 3 4 Dicrurus aeneus braunianus
6 Black-naped Monarch Essp. 4 8 (H) Hypothymis azurea oberholseri
6 Japanese Paradise-flycatcher 1 2 Terpsiphone atrocaudata
6 Eurasian Jay Essp. 1 1 Garrulus glandarius taivanus
6 Taiwan Blue Magpie E. 3 4 Urocissa caerulea
6 Grey Treepie Essp. 4 6 Dendrocitta formosae formosae
6 Eurasian Magpie 2 1 Pica pica sericea
6 Spotted Nutcracker Essp. 1 3 Nucifraga caryocatactes owstoni
6 Large-billed Crow 4 10 Corvus macrorhynchos colonorum
5 Varied Tit Essp. 2 8 Poecile varius castaneoventris
6 Coal Tit Essp. 2 6 Periparus ater ptilosus
6 Green-backed Tit Essp. 2 6 Parus monticolus insperatus
6 Yellow Tit E. 2 1 Parus holsti
5 Oriental Skylark 3 4 Alauda gulgula wattersi
6 Collared Finchbill Essp. 2 4 Spizixos semitorques cinereicapillus
6 Light-vented Bulbul Essp. 7 40 Pycnonotus sinensis formosae
6 Styan's Bulbul E. 3 40 Pycnonotus taivanus
6 Black Bulbul Essp. 7 30 Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigerrimus
6 Brown-eared Bulbul Essp. 2 50 Hypsipetes a. amaurotis
6 Grey-throated Martin 6 40 Riparia c. chinensis
2 Sand Martin Riparia riparia
6 Barn Swallow 10 50 Hirundo rustica
6 Pacific Swallow 7 30 Hirundo tahitica
6 Asian House Martin 3 40 Delichon dasypus nigrimentale
6 Striated Swallow 4 20 Cecropis s. striolata
6 Taiwan Wren Babbler E. 2 28 (H) Pnoepyga formosana
6 Rufous-faced Warbler 3 5 (H) Abroscopus albogularis fulvifacies
6 Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Essp. 1 1 H Horornis fortipes robustipes
6 Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Essp. 2 6 Horornis acanthizoides concolor
6 Black-throated Bushtit 3 6 Aegithalos c. concinnus
5 Yellow-browed Warbler 1 1 H Phylloscopus inornatus
5 Arctic Warbler 2 2 (H) Phylloscopus borealis
1 Two-barred Warbler 1 1 H Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
6 Oriental Reed Warbler 1 2 Acrocephalus orientalis
6 Taiwan Bush Warbler E. 2 3 (H) Locustella alishanensis
6 Zitting Cisticola 5 4 (H) Cisticola juncidis tinnabulans
6 Golden-headed Cisticola Essp. 2 2 Cisticola exilis tinnabulans
6 Striated Prinia Essp. 2 5 (H) Prinia crinigera striata
6 Yellow-bellied Prinia 7 10 Prinia flaviventris sonitans
6 Plain Prinia Essp. 6 6 (H) Prinia inornata flavirostris
6 Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler E. 4 2 (H) Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis
6 Taiwan Scimitar Babbler E. 5 1 (H) Pomatorhinus musicus
6 Rufous-capped Babbler Essp. 5 6 (H) Stachyridopsis ruficeps praecognita
6 Dusky Fulvetta Essp. 4 4 (H) Alcippe b. brunnea
6 Grey-cheeked Fulvetta E. 5 6 (H) Alcippe morrisonia
6 Taiwan Hwamei E. 3 2 Garrulax taewanus
5 Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush E. 2 12 Garrulax ruficeps
6 Rusty Laughingthrush E. 2 6 (H) Garrulax poecilorhynchus
6 White-whiskered Laughingthrush E. 3 40 Trochalopteron morrisonianum
6 Steere's Liocichla E. 5 20 Liocichla steerii
6 Taiwan Barwing E. 1 2 Actinodura morrisoniana
6 White-eared Sibia E. 4 10 Heterophasia auricularis
6 Taiwan Fulvetta E. 2 6 Fulvetta formosana
5 Vinous-throated Parrotbill Essp. Sinosuthora webbiana bulomacha
2 Golden Parrotbill Essp. Suthora verreauxi morrisoniana
6 Taiwan Yuhina E. 4 30 Yuhina brunneiceps
6 Japanese White-eye 10 20 Zosterops japonicus simplex
6 Lowland White-eye Essp. 2 20 Zosterops meyeni batanis
6 Flamecrest E. 1 6 (H) Regulus goodfellowi
4 Eurasian Wren Essp. 1 2 Troglodytes troglodytes taivanus
6 Eurasian Nuthatch 1 1 Sitta europaea sinensis
1 Asian Glossy Starling (I) 1 5 Aplonis panayensis
3 Crested Myna Essp. 1 10 Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus
4 Common Myna (I) 5 30 Acridotheres t. tristis
5 White-vented Myna (I) 7 100 Acridotheres javanicus
3 Red-billed Starling 1 4 Spodiopsar sericeus
2 Black-collared Starling (I) 1 2 Gracupica nigricollis
6 Taiwan Whistling Thrush E. 4 3 Myophonus insularis
2 Island Thrush Essp. Turdus poliocephalus niveiceps
5 Eyebrowed Thrush 1 1 Turdus obscurus
3 Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
6 White-browed Shortwing Essp. 2 11 (H) Brachypteryx montana goodfellowi
4 Siberian Rubythroat 1 1 Luscinia calliope
2 White-browed Bush Robin Essp. 1 1 Tarsiger indicus formosanus
6 Collared Bush Robin E. 2 10 Tarsiger johnstoniae
6 Plumbeous Water Redstart Essp. 4 4 Rhyacornis fuliginosa affinis
6 White-tailed Robin Essp. 4 10 (H) Myiomela leucura montium
5 Little Forktail 1 1 Enicurus scouleri
3 Stejneger's Stonechat 1 2 Saxicola stejnegeri
1 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo
6 " " " 3 6 " " philippenensis
3 Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
5 Ferruginous Flycatcher 1 1 H Muscicapa ferruginea
5 Snowy-browed Flycatcher Essp. Ficedula hyperythra innexa
6 Vivid Niltava Essp. 4 8 Niltava v. vivida
2 Brown Dipper 1 2 Cinclus p. pallasii
2 Plain Flowerpecker Essp. Dicaeum minullum uchidai
6 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Essp. 2 2 Dicaeum ignipectus formosum
6 Eurasian Tree Sparrow 11 200 Passer montanus saturatus
6 White-rumped Munia 1 2 Lonchura striata swinhoei
6 Scaly-breasted Munia 1 3 Lonchura punctulata topela
5 Alpine Accentor Essp. Prunella collaris fennelli
6 Eastern Yellow Wagtail 7 30 Motacilla tschutschensis
2 " " " 1 10 " " simillima
6 " " " 3 4 " " taivana
6 Grey Wagtail 6 3 Motacilla cinerea robusta
6 White Wagtail 7 6 Motacilla alba
2 " " 2 1 " " ocularis
6 " " 3 2 " " leucopsis
6 Richard's Pipit 2 3 Anthus richardi
5 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
4 Pechora Pipit 1 1 Anthus g. gustavi
2 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
6 Vinaceous Rosefinch Essp. 2 2 Carpodacus vinaceus formosanus
6 Brown Bullfinch Essp. 1 1 Pyrrhula nipalensis uchidai
4 Grey-headed Bullfinch Essp. Pyrrhula erythaca owstoni
5 Black-faced Bunting 2 3 Emberiza s. spodocephala

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