Here is a complete list of all the birds seen throughout our trip to China and Taiwan. Where available, I have included a link to photos of each species. There are 89 species listed.
| SPECIES | LATIN BINOMIAL | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl – Anatidae | ||
| Eastern Spot-billed Duck | Anas zonorhyncha | Taiwan |
| Grouse – Phasianidae | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | China, Taiwan |
| Grebes – Podicipedidae | ||
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | China, Taiwan |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | Taiwan |
| Herons & Bitterns – Ardeidae | ||
| Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | Taiwan |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | China, Taiwan |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | China, Taiwan |
| Intermediate Egret | Mesophoyx intermedia | China |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | China, Taiwan |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Taiwan |
| Chinese Pond-heron | Ardeola bacchus | Taiwan |
| Black-crowned Night-heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Taiwan |
| Ospreys – Pandionidae | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Taiwan |
| Hawks – Accipitridae | ||
| Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus caeruleus | Taiwan |
| Rails – Rallidae | ||
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | Taiwan |
| Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Taiwan |
| Oystercatchers – Haematopodididae | ||
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Taiwan |
| Plovers – Charadriidae | ||
| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Taiwan |
| Greater Sand-plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | Taiwan |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | Taiwan |
| Sandpipers – Scolopacidae | ||
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Taiwan |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Taiwan |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Taiwan |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Taiwan |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Taiwan |
| Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | Taiwan |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Taiwan |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Taiwan |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Taiwan |
| Gulls & Terns – Laridae | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Taiwan |
| Royal Tern | Sterna dougallii | Taiwan |
| Doves – Columbidae | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | China, Taiwan |
| Oriental Turtle-dove | Streptopelia orientalis | China |
| Red Collared-dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | Taiwan |
| Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | China, Taiwan |
| Cuckoos – Cuculidae | ||
| Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | Taiwan |
| Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | Taiwan |
| Swifts – Apodidae | ||
| Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus | Taiwan |
| Kingfishers – Alcedinidae | ||
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | Taiwan |
| White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | Taiwan |
| Bee-eaters – Meropidae | ||
| Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | Taiwan |
| Hoopoes – Upupidae | ||
| Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Taiwan |
| Woodpeckers – Picidae | ||
| Grey-capped Woodpecker | Dendrocopos canicapillus | China |
| Shrikes – Laniidae | ||
| Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | China |
| Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | China, Taiwan |
| Drongos – Dicruridae | ||
| Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | China, Taiwan |
| Crows & Jays – Corvidae | ||
| Azure-winged Magpie | Cyanopica cyanus | China |
| Red-billed Blue-magpie | Urocissa erythrorhyncha | China |
| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | China, Taiwan |
| Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | China |
| Collared Crow | Corvus torquatus | Taiwan |
| Swallows – Hirundinidae | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | China, Taiwan |
| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | Taiwan |
| Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | China |
| Tits – Paridae | ||
| Marsh Tit | Poecile palustris | China |
| Coal Tit | Periparus ater | China |
| Japanese Tit | Parus minor | China |
| Long-tailed Tits – Aegithalidae | ||
| Black-throated Tit | Aegithalos concinnus | Taiwan |
| Bulbuls – Pycnonotidae | ||
| Collared Finchbill | Spizixos semitorques | China |
| Light-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus sinensis | China, Taiwan |
| Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes leucocephalus | Taiwan |
| Chestnut Bulbul | Hemixos castanonotus | China, Taiwan |
| Bush-warblers – Cettidae | ||
| Brownish-flanked Bush-warbler | Horornis fortipes | China |
| Yellowish-bellied Bush-warbler | Horornis acanthizoides | China |
| Cisticolas – Cisticolidae | ||
| Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | China |
| Hill Prinia | Prinia superciliaris | Taiwan |
| Parrotbills – Paradoxornithidae | ||
| Beijing Babbler | Rhopophilus pekinensis | China |
| Vinous-throated Parrotbill | Sinosuthora webbiana | China |
| White-eyes – Zosteropidae | ||
| Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | China, Taiwan |
| Old World Babblers – Timaliidae | ||
| Rufous-capped Babbler | Cyanoderma ruficeps | China |
| Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler | Pomatorhinus ruficollis | China |
| Laughingthrushes – Leiotrichidae | ||
| Chinese Hwamei | Garrulax canorus | China |
| Père David’s Laughingthrush | Ianthocincla davidi | China |
| Chinese Babax | Ianthocincla lanceolata | China |
| Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | China |
| Old World Flycatchers – Muscicapidae | ||
| Dark-sided Flycatcher | Muscicapa sibirica | China |
| Oriental Magpie-robin | Copsychus saularis | China, Taiwan |
| Blue-and-white Flycatcher | Cyanoptila cyanomelana | China |
| Blue Rock-thrush | Monticola solitaria | China |
| Thrushes – Turdidae | ||
| Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina | China |
| Starlings – Sturnidae | ||
| Crested Myna | Acridotheres cristatellus | Taiwan |
| Javan Myna | Acridotheres javanicus | Taiwan |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | China |
| Black-collared Starling | Gracupica nigricollis | Taiwan |
| Daurian Starling | Sturnia sturnina | China |
| Finches – Fringillidae | ||
| Oriental Greenfinch | Chloris sinica | China |
| Old World Sparrows – Passeridae | ||
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | China, Taiwan |
| Estrildid-finches – Estrildidae | ||
| White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | China |
On the Wing 