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view photos Photo by Changhua Coast Conservation Action Taiwan Province (map) May 2, 2008

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Number of species: 472
Number of endemics: 15
Number of globally threatened species: 27
Number of introduced species: 1
Date last reviewed: 2004-06-28
 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata ???? Rare/Accidental
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica ????
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis ???
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus ????
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus ???
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ????
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus ????? Vulnerable
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes ????? Endangered
Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Rare/Accidental
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata ????? Rare/Accidental
Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca ?????
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii ??? Rare/Accidental
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas ???
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes ???
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus ???
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus ?? Near-threatened
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris ???
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis ?????
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda ??? Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus ??? Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis ???? Vulnerable
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus ???? Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster ???
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo ????
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus ?????
Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus ??? Rare/Accidental
Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile ???? Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor ???? Rare/Accidental
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel ????? Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea ?? Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea ??
Great Egret Ardea alba ???
Pied Heron Egretta picata ????
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia ???
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Little Egret Egretta garzetta ???
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes ???? Vulnerable
Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra ??
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus ?? Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis ???
Striated Heron Butorides striata ??
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax ??
Japanese Night-Heron Gorsachius goisagi ??? Endangered
Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus ???
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis ???
Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus ???? Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus ???
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis ??
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris ???
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork Ciconia nigra ??
White Stork Ciconia ciconia ??
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana ???? Endangered
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus [??]?? Near-threatened
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon ?huan Rare/Accidental Endangered
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia ??? Rare/Accidental
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor ???? Endangered
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica ??? Rare/Accidental
Mute Swan Cygnus olor ???? Rare/Accidental
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus ??? Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus ???
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides ?? Endangered
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis ??
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons ???
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus ???? Vulnerable
Greylag Goose Anser anser ??
Brant Goose Branta bernicla ??
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea ??? Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna ????
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus ?_____ Rare/Accidental
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata ??
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope ???
American Wigeon Anas americana ????
Falcated Duck Anas falcata ??? Near-threatened
Gadwall Anas strepera ???
Baikal Teal Anas formosa ??? Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca ???
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ???
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha ???
Philippine Duck Anas luzonica ??? Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Northern Pintail Anas acuta ???
Garganey Anas querquedula ???
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata ???
Common Pochard Aythya ferina ???? Rare/Accidental
Canvasback Aythya valisineria ????
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca ???? Near-threatened
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri ???? Vulnerable
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula ????
Greater Scaup Aythya marila ????
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula ?? Rare/Accidental
Smew Mergellus albellus ?????
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator ?????
Common Merganser Mergus merganser ????? Rare/Accidental
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus ????? Rare/Accidental Endangered
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus ?
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus ????
Black Kite Milvus migrans ???
White-bellied Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster ????
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ????
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus ?? Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela ??
Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus ???
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus ???
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos ?? Rare/Accidental
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus ???
Shikra Accipiter badius ??? Rare/Accidental
Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis ???
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis ?????
Besra Accipiter virgatus ???
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus ??
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ??
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus ????
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo ???
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus ???
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis ??
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga ?? Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca ??? Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis ??
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus ??
Merlin Falco columbarius ???
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo ??
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus ?? Rare/Accidental
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica ??
Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis ???
Taiwan Partridge Arborophila crudigularis ????? Endemic Near-threatened
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola thoracicus ????
Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoii ?? Endemic Near-threatened
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera ??
Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado ???? Endemic Near-threatened
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus ??
 
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus ????
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator ????
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
White-naped Crane Grus vipio ?? Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Crane Grus grus ??
Hooded Crane Grus monacha ??? Vulnerable
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis ??? Rare/Accidental Endangered
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata ????? Rare/Accidental
Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides ?????
Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus ????
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus ????
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus ?????
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla ??? Rare/Accidental
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca ????
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea ????
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea ??
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus ???
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra ???
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus ??
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis ??
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus ??
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus ?????
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta ??? Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum