Taiwan Wild Bird Federation (中華鳥會) Profile picture
Taiwan's largest bird conservation organization with 21 partners throughout Taiwan and its outlying islands. https://t.co/6mC0SpsWjU
Sep 15, 2022 10 tweets 9 min read
The 12th Dasyueshan #BirdRace (大雪山賞鳥大賽) is today!

Teams from all over #Taiwan will try to count the most species in Taichung's Dasyueshan Scenic Area over a 24-hour period. Great for birding, 29 of Taiwan's 30 endemics can be recorded here. 📷WBAT

Stay tuned for updates! The #birdrace officially starts at 10am. As we wait for it to kick off, have a look at some of the teams and their awesome team banners!
#birdart #Taiwan
Jan 14, 2022 30 tweets 19 min read
Endemic subspecies have restricted ranges and many have a high chance of being declared a new species in the future. Taiwan is home to 54 endemic subspecies of bird. We will be sharing these with you over the coming days and weeks.

Black-naped Monarch (黑枕藍鶲)
#TaiwanNature Image The Ring-necked Pheasant (環頸雉) is considered Least Concern by the IUCN yet Taiwan's endemic ssp is Critically Endangered mainly due to hybridization. They are primarily found in Taichung City, the Chianan Plain and along the east coast.

📷郭東輝
#BirdsSeenIn2022 #TaiwanNature Image