Bird AlbumTaiwan (China) · Chiayi County
Budai Wetland IBA
166 species and 21,217 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 105 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great EgretArdea alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Budai Wetland IBA – Northeast Area / Budai Wetland Park1 km144 species
- Budai Wetland IBA – Xinwen Detention North Ponds / Budai #9 Salt Pan4 km139 species
- Beimen IBA – Shanliaowan15 km143 species
- Aogu Wetland IBA16 km279 species
- Qingkunshen IBA – Jiangjun18 km144 species
- Tainan – Guantian Pheasant-tailed Jacana Ecological Education Park24 km166 species
All 166 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Vega Gull Larus vegae
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Budai Wetland IBA?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 105 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Budai Wetland IBA?
166 species, from 21,217 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Budai Wetland IBA in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Egret, Great Egret, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull and Whiskered Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.