Professor Brian Birding in Taiwan

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 Professor Brian Birding in Taiwan

He is a clinical neonatologist , this is his first-time visit Taiwan
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When he finished his lecture , first we go to Wangkung wetland in Changhua County ( west Taiwan coastline )
We got many shorebirds , then our lunch we try oyster omelet & bubble green tea (no sugar)
Professor Brian find it cool to decide their own taste while ordering drinks at a handmade drink store. This experience let he memorable
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Then we quickly moving to Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area in Taichung County ( center Taiwan mountain area )
We got some endemic & sub-endemic , then we check in before dinner , dinner is chinese buffet .
After dinner , we go night observing , we see some mammals , and hear owls voices
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Next morning , the weather condition is not good , but we still try birding by walk near our hotel . We enjoyed the famous breakfast ( Braised pork rice ) near 8 am . The weather condition become worse , thick fog and drizzling . But we still try birding , finally we still got more than half endemic species
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shorebird：27 species
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) IUCN/NT
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) IUCN/NT
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) IUCN/EN
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) IUCN/NT
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Rufous-necked Sandpiper ( Calidris ruficollis ) IUCN/NT
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) IUCN/NT
Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
Lesser Sandplover (Charadrius mongolus)
Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
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Land bird：53 species
1 Taiwan Partridge (Arborophila crudigularis) endemic
2 Taiwan Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola sonorivox) endemic hear only
3 Swinhoe’s Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) endemic IUCN/NT
4 Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) endemic IUCN/NT
5 Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) sub-endemic
6 Mountain Scops Owl (Otus spilocephalus) sub-endemic hear only
7 Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
8 Besra (Accipiter virgatus) sub-endemic
9 Grey Treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) sub-endemic
10 Eurasian Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) sub-endemic
11 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus) sub-endemic
12 Rock Dove (Columba livia)
13 Ashy Woodpigeon (Columba pulchricollis) hear only
14 Oriental Turtle-dove (Streptopelia orientalis) sub-endemic
15 Collared Finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) sub-endemic
16 Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) sub-endemic
17 Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) sub-endemic
18 Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi) endemic hear only
19 Taiwan Whistling-thrush (Myophonus insularis) endemic
20 Taiwan Thrush (Turdus niveiceps) endemic
21 Taiwan Barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis) endemic
22 Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
23 Common Myna (Acridotheres Tristis)
24 Coal Tit (Periparus ater) sub-endemic
25 Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) sub-endemic
26 Yellow Tit (Machlolophus holsti) endemic IUCN/NT
27 Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) endemic hear only
28 Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) sub-endemic
29 Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) sub-endemic
30 Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
31 Black-throated Tit (Aegithalos concinnus)
32 Silver-backed Needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) sub-endemic
33 House Swift (Apus nipalensis) sub-endemic
34 Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata) sub-endemic
35 Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) hear only
36 Grey-cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) endemic
37 Taiwan Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus) endemic hear only
38 Taiwan Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella alishanensis) endemic hear only
39 Taiwan Hwamei (Garrulax taewanus) endemic
40 Taiwan Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum) endemic
41 White-eared Sibia (Heterophasia auricularis) endemic
42 Taiwan Liocichla (Liocichla steerii) endemic
43 Rufous-faced Warbler (Abroscopus albogularis)
44 Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
45 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
46 Formosan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) endemic
47 Small Vivid Niltava (Niltava vivida) endemic
48 Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri) sub-endemic
49 White-tailed Blue Robin (Myiomela leucura) sub-endemic
50 Collared Bush-robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) endemic
51 Plumbeous Water-redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) sub-endemic
52 Taiwan Cupwing (Pnoepyga formosana) endemic hear only
53 Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
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endemic：we saw 15 species / 29 ( total 29 endemic species in Taiwan )
sub-endemic：we saw 19 species / 54 ( total 54 sub-endemic species in Taiwan )


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