Taiwan (China) · Nantou
Nantou – Xitou Nature Education Area
162 species and 28,588 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February and April–June, with up to 74 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Taiwan LiocichlaLiocichla steerii
Taiwan YuhinaYuhina brunneiceps
White-eared SibiaHeterophasia auricularis
Grey-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe morrisonia
Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularis
Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficeps
Green-backed TitParus monticolus
Taiwan BarwingActinodura morrisoniana
Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
Black-throated BushtitAegithalos concinnus
Taiwan CupwingPnoepyga formosana
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
Grey-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nantou – Jiji Endemic Species Research Institute17 km127 species
- Yushan NP – Tataka23 km134 species
- Nantou – Puli Tzuchi Foundation37 km67 species
- Nantou – Puli Gongtiangou38 km158 species
- Chiayi – NCYU Lantan Campus39 km114 species
- Nantou – Puli Lancheng39 km143 species
All 162 species recorded here
- Taiwan Liocichla Liocichla steerii
- White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis
- Taiwan Yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps
- Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
- Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
- White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
- Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Taiwan Barwing Actinodura morrisoniana
- Dusky Fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneus
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
- Taiwan Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Taiwan Cupwing Pnoepyga formosana
- Taiwan Whistling Thrush Myophonus insularis
- Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
- Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii
- Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
- Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Taiwan Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Taiwan Partridge Arborophila crudigularis
- Taiwan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus musicus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Taiwan Shortwing Brachypteryx goodfellowi
- Rusty Laughingthrush Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
- Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Taiwan Thrush Turdus niveiceps
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Taiwan Bush Warbler Locustella alishanensis
- Yellow Tit Machlolophus holsti
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Ashy Wood Pigeon Columba pulchricollis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- White-whiskered Laughingthrush Trochalopteron morrisonianum
- Collared Bush Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Taiwan Fulvetta Fulvetta formosana
- Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficeps
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila
- Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Chestnut-bellied Tit Sittiparus castaneoventris
- Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi
- Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea
- Taiwan Hwamei Garrulax taewanus
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Taiwan Bush Robin Tarsiger formosanus
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nantou – Xitou Nature Education Area?
January–February and April–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 74 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nantou – Xitou Nature Education Area?
162 species, from 28,588 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nantou – Xitou Nature Education Area in November?
The most recorded in November: Taiwan Liocichla, Taiwan Yuhina, White-eared Sibia, Grey-cheeked Fulvetta and Rufous-faced Warbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.