Bird AlbumTaiwan (China) · Taichung
Taichung – Dali River Dakeng Reach
108 species and 17,549 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–April, with up to 73 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis
Warbling White-eyeZosterops japonicus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Grey TreepieDendrocitta formosae
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Taichung – Taichung Metropolitan Park15 km193 species
- Dasyueshan IBA – Hengliu Creek (15K)18 km155 species
- Dasyueshan IBA – Dasyueshan Forest-Road 23.5K21 km124 species
- Gaomei Wetland IBA – All Area25 km239 species
- Nantou – Puli Gongtiangou30 km158 species
- Dasyueshan IBA – Xiaoxueshan Lodge (50K)31 km126 species
All 108 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Taiwan Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus musicus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Taiwan Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Black-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus chinensis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Taiwan Hwamei Garrulax taewanus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
- Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Taiwan Whistling Thrush Myophonus insularis
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Taichung – Dali River Dakeng Reach?
November–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 73 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Taichung – Dali River Dakeng Reach?
108 species, from 17,549 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Taichung – Dali River Dakeng Reach in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Little Egret and Plain Prinia.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.