Taiwan - Endemics & Winter Birds

Dan Lay
By Dan Lay
Operations Manager
11th November 2025
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Known to early Portuguese sailors as ‘Isla Formosa’ or ‘the beautiful island’, Taiwan is home to 28 endemic bird species (plus over 55 endemic subspecies), as well as a wide assortment of other east Asian specialities that reside in its well protected forests. Despite this, few Westerners have experienced Taiwan’s birdlife.

Below we present a small selection of the fantastic photographs taken by participant Alex Kozlenkov on our tour in February. To view the images larger, please click on the crosshairs in the centre of each image.


Black-throated Bushtit

Mikado Pheasants

White-whiskered Laughingthrush

Black-naped Monarch

Collared Finchbill

Maroon Oriole

Plumbeous Redstart

Crested Serpent Eagle

Rufous-capped Babbler

Crested Goshawk

Black-faced Spoonbill

Rusty Laughingthrush

Siberian Rubythroat

Taiwan Barwing

Swinhoes Pheasant

Taiwan Yuhina

Whistling Green-Pigeon

Daurian Redstart

White-whiskered Laughingthrush

White-rumped Shama

Taiwan Liocichla

Yellow Tit

Taiwan Blue Magpie

White-eared Sibia


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We can also offer tailormade tours to the region. For more information, please contact Tailormade Manager Jan Fox at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..