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Chiayi City
This checklist includes all bird species found in Chiayi City , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Chiayi City [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 7
Number of introduced species: 12
Last modified: 2026-02-17
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| Bean Goose | Anser fabalis | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Baikal Teal | Sibirionetta formosa | Rare/Accidental |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
| Chinese Spot-billed Duck | Anas zonorhyncha | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Asian Pygmy Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Taiwan Hill Partridge | Arborophila crudigularis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Chinese Bamboo Partridge | Bambusicola thoracicus | |
| Mikado Pheasant | Syrmaticus mikado | Endemic (country/region) |
| Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | |
| Swinhoe's Pheasant | Lophura swinhoii | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Ashy Pigeon | Columba pulchricollis | |
| Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
| Red Collared Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | |
| Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
| White-bellied Green Pigeon | Treron sieboldii | |
| Whistling Green Pigeon | Treron formosae | |
| Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
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| Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | |
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| Silver-backed Needletail | Hirundapus cochinchinensis | |
| Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
| House Swift | Apus nipalensis | |
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| Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | |
| Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | Rare/Accidental |
| Large Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx sparverioides | |
| Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus optatus | |
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| Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides | |
| Eastern Water Rail | Rallus indicus | |
| Slaty-breasted Rail | Lewinia striata | |
| Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca | |
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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| Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis | |
| Cinnamon Bittern | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | |
| Malaysian Night Heron | Gorsachius melanolophus | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Chinese Pond Heron | Ardeola bacchus | Rare/Accidental |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Chinese Egret | Egretta eulophotes | Vulnerable |
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| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Introduced species |
| Black-faced Spoonbill | Platalea minor | Vulnerable |
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| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Rare/Accidental |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Vulnerable |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | Near-threatened |
| Grey-headed Lapwing | Vanellus cinereus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| Little Curlew | Numenius minutus | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Vulnerable |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Vulnerable |
| Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | Near-threatened |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Near-threatened |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Near-threatened |
| Swinhoe's Snipe | Gallinago megala | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
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| Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | |
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| Oriental Pratincole | Glareola maldivarum | |
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| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
| Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris | |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus | |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | |
| Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
| Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis | |
| Crested Goshawk | Accipiter trivirgatus | |
| Chinese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter soloensis | |
| Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | |
| Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | |
| Japanese Buzzard | Buteo japonicus | |
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| Northern Boobook | Ninox japonica | |
| Collared Owlet | Glaucidium brodiei | |
| Mountain Scops Owl | Otus spilocephalus | |
| Collared Scops Owl | Otus bakkamoena | |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| Northern Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | Rare/Accidental |
| Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos canicapillus | |
| White-backed Woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucotos | |
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| Taiwan Barbet | Psilopogon nuchalis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
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| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Uncertain origin |
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| Fairy Pitta | Pitta nympha | Vulnerable |
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| Grey-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris | |
| Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | |
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| Erpornis | Erpornis zantholeuca | |
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| Maroon Oriole | Oriolus traillii | |
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| Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | |
| Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus | |
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| Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | |
| Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
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| Grey Treepie | Dendrocitta formosae | |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
| Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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| Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | |
| Amur Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone incei | Rare/Accidental |
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| Plain Flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor | |
| Fire-breasted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum ignipectus | |
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| Alpine Accentor | Prunella collaris | |
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| Orange-cheeked Waxbill | Estrilda melpoda | Introduced species |
| Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | Introduced species |
| White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
| Black-headed Munia | Lonchura malacca | |
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| Russet Sparrow | Passer cinnamomeus | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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| Forest Wagtail | Dendronanthus indicus | Rare/Accidental |
| Pechora Pipit | Anthus gustavi | |
| Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
| Richard's Pipit | Anthus richardi | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
| Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | |
| Brown Bullfinch | Pyrrhula nipalensis | |
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| Black-faced Bunting | Schoeniclus spodocephala | |
| Japanese Yellow Bunting | Schoeniclus sulphuratus | |
| Little Bunting | Schoeniclus pusillus | |
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| Varied Tit | Sittiparus varius | |
| Green-backed Tit | Parus monticolus | |
| Yellow Tit | Machlolophus holsti | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Oriental Sky Lark | Alauda gulgula | |
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| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis | |
| Striated Prinia | Prinia crinigera | |
| Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris | |
| Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | |
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| Taiwan Bush Warbler | Locustella alishanensis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Black-browed Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus bistrigiceps | |
| Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | |
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| Taiwan Wren Babbler | Pnoepyga formosana | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Asian House Martin | Delichon dasypus | |
| Striated Swallow | Cecropis striolata | |
| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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| Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes leucocephalus | |
| Collared Finchbill | Spizixos semitorques | |
| Styan's Bulbul | Pycnonotus taivanus | |
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| Yellow-browed Warbler | Abrornis inornatus | |
| Dusky Warbler | Phylloscopus fuscatus | |
| Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
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| Rufous-faced Warbler | Abroscopus albogularis | |
| Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler | Horornis acanthizoides | |
| Japanese Bush Warbler | Horornis diphone | |
| Manchurian Bush Warbler | Horornis canturians | |
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| Black-throated Tit | Aegithalos concinnus | |
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| Vinous-throated Parrotbill | Sinosuthora webbiana | |
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| Taiwan Yuhina | Yuhina brunneiceps | Endemic (country/region) |
| Japanese White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | |
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| Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler | Pomatorhinus ruficollis | |
| Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler | Erythrogenys erythrocnemis | |
| Rufous-capped Babbler | Cyanoderma ruficeps | |
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| Dusky Fulvetta | Schoeniparus brunneus | |
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| Grey-cheeked Nun Babbler | Alcippe morrisonia | |
| Melodious Laughing-thrush | Garrulax canorus | |
| White-eared Sibia | Heterophasia auricularis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Steere's Liocichla | Liocichla steerii | Endemic (country/region) |
| Taiwan Barwing | Sibia morrisoniana | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Flamecrest | Regulus goodfellowi | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
| Black-collared Starling | Gracupica nigricollis | Introduced species |
| White-shouldered Starling | Sturnia sinensis | |
| Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica | Introduced species |
| Red-billed Starling | Spodiopsar sericeus | |
| White-cheeked Starling | Spodiopsar cineraceus | |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Introduced species |
| Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus | Introduced species |
| Javan Myna | Acridotheres javanicus | Introduced species Vulnerable |
| Crested Myna | Acridotheres cristatellus | |
| Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | Introduced species |
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| Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | Introduced species |
| White-rumped Shama | Kittacincla malabarica | Introduced species |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
| Ferruginous Flycatcher | Muscicapa ferruginea | |
| Vivid Niltava | Niltava vivida | |
| White-browed Shortwing | Brachypteryx montana | |
| Taiwan Whistling Thrush | Myophonus insularis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Siberian Rubythroat | Calliope calliope | |
| White-tailed Robin | Myiomela leucura | |
| Collared Bush Robin | Tarsiger johnstoniae | Endemic (country/region) |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | Rare/Accidental |
| Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
| Plumbeous Water Redstart | Rhyacornis fuliginosa | |
| Daurian Redstart | Phoenicurus auroreus | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
| Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
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| White's Thrush | Zoothera aurea | |
| Taiwan Thrush | Turdus niveiceps | Endemic (country/region) |
| Eyebrowed Thrush | Turdus obscurus | |
| Brown-headed Thrush | Turdus chrysolaus | |
| Pale Thrush | Turdus pallidus | |
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