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Major Sponsors
Wild Bird
Federation Taiwan
Council of
Agriculture, Taiwan
Changhua
Wild Bird Society
CPC Corporation, Taiwan
Birds in Taiwan
Birding in Chung Yo
Birding in
Matsu
Birding in the Southwest Coast of Taiwan
Birding in Blue Gate
Birding in Taipinshan
Government
Information Office, Taiwan
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office, San Francisco
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Taiwan is a safe country, with good infrastructure, a strong
conservation movement, classic mountain scenery, friendly
people, wonderful food, and much to offer visitors.
Come with us to enjoy the birds and culture of Taiwan!
More Bird Tours Info
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Scheduled Tours
July 18–19, 2009
November
10–22, 2009
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What's New
Bookmark this
site to find the latest news on birding in Taiwan, our bird tours
and more.
Taiwan Launches a New Visa Stamp
Trip Report:
British Columbia Field
Ornithologists Mar 20 - Apr 1, 2009
ANNOTATED SPECIES
LIST,
Mar 20 - Apr 1, 2009
2009 Bagua Mountain Bird Fair,
Changua
A Swinhoe’s
Pheasant Brings a Major Conference to Taiwan
The best tourism resources in Taiwan
by Jane Lee
Liberty Times Article
New Lower Prices for 2009
We are able to offer a special
price reduction for private tours for 1 to 6 people during 2009.
Please contact us for details.
International Taiwan Birding Association in
Japan, February 2009
ENDEMICS and BLACK-FACED SPOONBILL
NOVEMBER 10–22, 2009
The Peregrine Falcon Story, Winter
2008–09 Update
Peregrine Falcon Patrol Video
Peregrine Falcon
Stealing Video
Peregrine Falcon Return Video
Kuo K.K 2009 Gallery
Birding Stories - Roger Barnes on Birding in Taiwan
Dr. Robert
Butler Painting Presented to K. K. Kuo
A painting of
Mikado Pheasant, Syrmaticus mikado, by Dr. Robert Butler,
Vancouver, Canada, was presented to Kuo Ken-Kuang (Mr. K. K. Kuo)
on December 3, 2008, in Taipei. Also present was Huang Mei-Er
(Mrs. K. K. Kuo). Making the presentation on behalf of Dr. Butler
were Simon Liao, Taipei, and Jo Ann MacKenzie, Vancouver, Canada.
5th Annual Vogelfestival (Dutch International Bird Watching
Fair),
AUGUST 23 – 24, 2008
Jo Ann MacKenzie,
ITBA
CHINESE CRESTED TERN 2008 — GOOD
NEWS AND BAD NEWS
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ITBA in Alaska, 2008
The 16th
annual
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival took place in Homer,
Alaska, USA, May 8–11, 2008; The theme for the 2008 festival
was Shorebirds as International Ambassadors—Bringing People
and Birds Together. The International Taiwan Birding
Association was represented by Jo Ann Mackenzie, Executive
Secretary, who was one of the featured speakers on May 11.
The speech was about birding in Taiwan as well as some of the
shorebird species that occur both in Taiwan and Alaska.
 
Birding Stories - Valerie Gebert on Birding in Taiwan
Trip
Report: BIRDING IN TAIWAN,
Nov 6 - 18, 2007
ANNOTATED SPECIES LIST,
Nov 6–18, 2007
ITBA Goes
to the 2008 British Birdwatching Fair
The International Taiwan Birding Association will again represent
Taiwan at the British Birdwatching Fair, 15–17
August, to be held in the
Egleton Nature
Reserve, Rutland Water, Oakham, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, United
Kingdom. Simon Liao and Jo Ann MacKenzie invite you to attend a
talk on “Chinese Crested Tern,
and Endemics of Taiwan” on Saturday, August 16, 4:00–4:20
p.m. in Lecture Marquee 2. There will be free gifts for those
attending.
We
look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones this year.
Kuo K.K. Art Gallery Updated
Birding in
Saint Lucia
Jo Ann MacKenzie
During the last week of
November, 2007, a Taiwan International Birding Association delegation
traveled to Saint Lucia, West Indies, on a mission of “eco-diplomacy,” to
assist the government of St. Lucia in producing a bird book specific to St.
Lucia. At present, the birds of St. Lucia are only illustrated in books on
the West Indies. A Birding in St. Lucia website will also be
developed to encourage ecotourism for birding.
MORE
Birding in Chung Yo
ITBA in Saint Lucia
Owl Art Gallery
Trip Report:
BIRDING IN TAIWAN October
8–12, 2007
The Story of “Krosa” the Dog
Birding in the Southwest Coast of Taiwan
Birding in Blue Gate
Birding in Taipinshan
歡迎你來參加2007年, 我的母親舊濁水溪攝影比賽
Birds in Taiwan – Species
Account :
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon Story
The Falcons of Kaohsiung Part 1
The Falcons of Kaohsiung Part 2
Birding
in Aowanda
Invitation to Taiwan to see the
rediscovered Chinese Crested Tern!
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Birding
in Taiwan Breaking News
June 2009 — Chinese Crested Tern HAS
Returned
Chinese Crested
Tern has returned to the Matsu Archipelago for the 2009 nesting
season. A survey by Chang Shou-hua on June 17 revealed one bird
(so far) on Sanlianyu islet in the Matsu Tern Reserve. The
Chinese Crested Tern survey is continuing; the exact number of
this very rare species this year has not yet been determined.
The field marks
of Chinese Crested Tern are: very pale mantle, shaggy black
crest, orange bill with black outer one-third; sometimes there is
a tiny white tip at the end of the black.
Can you find a
Chinese Crested Tern in this flock of Great Crested Terns?
Click
here
to see if you are correct.
Rare Bird:
Narcissus Flycatcher
Narcissus
Fycatcher, Ficedula narcissina is rare migrant through
Taiwan. This male bird was photographed on April 22, 2009 at
Yeliou. The species breeds in Japan and extreme eastern Russia;
it winters primarily in Borneo. Image by Jason Chaung.
Japanese
Paradise-Flycatcher
This elegant male
Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata
atrocaudata was at Yeliou in northern Taiwan on April 22,
2009. The species breeds in Japan, Korea, Taiwan (including Lanyu
Island, T. a. periopthalmica, considered resident) and the
extreme northern Philippines. The main wintering areas are
Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia. Image by Jason Chaung.
Japanese
Paradise-Flycatcher
This migrant
female Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone
atrocaudata atrocaudata was at Yeliou in northern Taiwan on
March 31, 2009. The species breeds in Japan, Korea, Taiwan
(including Lanyu Island, T. a. periopthalmica, considered
resident) and the extreme northern Philippines. The main
wintering areas are Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Image by Jo Ann MacKenzie.
Yellow-throated Bunting
Two
Yellow-throated Buntings, Emberiza elegans (also called
Elegant Bunting) were at Yeliou on March 31, 2009. Breeding
distribution includes southern Russian Far East, Korea, and parts
of China. Wintering areas include Japan, southeast China, Taiwan
(rare) to Myanmar (Burma). Images by Jo Ann MacKenzie.
Taiwan Partridge
With its big
voice, a rising crescendo of guru-guru-guru, endemic
Taiwan Partridge, Arborophila crudigularis is
often heard in mid-elevation forest, but due to its relatively
small size (length 28cm), cryptic colouring and extremely wary
habits, this species is seldom seen. This bird was photographed
at Huisun Forest Station. Two birds were calling behind one of
the buildings. Suddenly, one bird flew out of the forest toward
the building, struck a second-floor window, bounced off the glass
and flew to a tree, about 10m up, where it remained for several
minutes before flying to the ground. It stood on a log for a few
minutes, then walked out of sight. Images by Jo Ann MacKenzie, 22
March 2009.
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Only 130Km
off the coast of the Chinese mainland, Taiwan occupies a strategic position
in East Asia at the intersection of sea currents and navigation routes.
When Portuguese navigators sighted Taiwan in the 16th century, they were
struck by its tremendous beauty and called the island
Ilha Formosa
or "beautiful island".
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Collared Bush-Robin,
Flamecrest,
Formosan Magpie,
Formosan Whistling-Thrush,
Mikado Pheasant,
Steere's Liocichla,
Styan's Bulbul,
Swinhoe's Pheasant,
Taiwan Barwing,
Taiwan Bush-Warbler,
Taiwan Partridge,
Taiwan Yuhina,
White-eared Sibia,
White-whiskered Laughingthrush,
Yellow Tit
More Birds in Taiwan
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Jo Ann on Birding in
Taiwan
It was an honour and privilege to be part
of the first Taiwanese-organized and led birding tour to
Taiwan in March 2003. I considered the opportunity to be a
special treat because I had been interested in Chinese life
and culture since my childhood. Before the trip, I read all I
could about Taiwan, the birds and everything else....MORE
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INTERNATIONAL TAIWAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION
The
INTERNATIONAL TAIWAN Birding Association was formally registered as
a not-for-profit society on May 21, 2005, at a meeting at the Council of
Agriculture, Taipei,
Taiwan. Officers elected: Yang Chung-tse, Chairman; Lin Maw-nan, Vice
Chairman; Tso Chien-hui, Executive Secretary; Zheng Shu-kai/Kerry Zheng,
Treasurer.
Our
objective is to encourage birding eco-tourism in
Taiwan.
TIBA was
first organized as the International Taiwan Birding
Association in July, 2003, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Officers appointed were: Simon Liao, President; Dr. Robert Butler and
Dr. Shing Kuo Shih, Vice Presidents; Jo Ann MacKenzie, Executive
Secretary; Karen Shih, Treasurer. After TIBA came into being in Taiwan,
ITBA continued to operate as a parallel branch in Canada. On March 17,
2007, ITBA merged with TIBA, and remains as the Canadian chapter, under
the name of the
INTERNATIONAL TAIWAN Birding Association (Canada).
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