Taiwan (China) · Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung – Niaosong Wetland
129 species and 19,232 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–May, with up to 57 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Grey TreepieDendrocitta formosae
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kaohsiung – Weiwuying Metropolitan Park4 km140 species
- Kaohsiung – Qijin VTC Tower12 km239 species
- Pingtung – Donggang River Laopi Section25 km147 species
- Pingtung – Pingtung University of Science and Technology27 km187 species
- Qieding Wetland IBA – Main Wetland30 km152 species
- Kaohsiung – Meinong Zhongzheng Lake Pheasant-tailed Jacana Habitat36 km117 species
All 129 species recorded here
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Taiwan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus musicus
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Taiwan Hwamei Garrulax taewanus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Taiwan Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox
- Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Tanimbar Corella Cacatua goffiniana
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone
- Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Yellow Tit Machlolophus holsti
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis
- Taiwan Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- 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 Kaohsiung – Niaosong Wetland?
November–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 57 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kaohsiung – Niaosong Wetland?
129 species, from 19,232 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kaohsiung – Niaosong Wetland in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Moorhen, Light-vented Bulbul, Warbling White-eye, Grey Treepie and Common Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.