The country icon for Birds of Taiwan at Sibagu is , the Chinese character for 'bird' (Mandarin niǎo) in its Traditional form. The character 鳥 is in normal use in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, and Korea. It is also used in the obsolete Chữ Nôm script in Vietnam. Mainland China adopted the Simplified form 鸟 during the 20th century. Historically speaking, the expected Mandarin pronunciation of 鳥 would be diǎo, but because this became a vulgar term for 'penis' in Chinese, it has been supplanted by the pronunciation niǎo.

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(List is based on Howard and Moore 4th edition)

NON-PASSERINES
	Families	Subfamilies	Description in English
	ANSERIFORMES
	Anatidae	Dendrocygninae Anserinae Anatinae Genera Incertae Sedis	Ducks, geese, swans
	GALLIFORMES
	Phasianidae	Rollulinae Phasianinae	Partridges, pheasants, grouse
	PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
	Podicipedidae		Grebes
	COLUMBIFORMES
	Columbidae	Columbinae Raphinae	Pigeons
	PHAETHONTIFORMES
	Phaethontidae		Tropicbirds
	CAPRIMULGIFORMES
	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulginae	Nightjars
	Apodidae	Apodinae	Swifts
	CUCULIFORMES
	Cuculidae	Cuculinae Centropodinae	Cuckoos
	GRUIFORMES
	Rallidae	Rallinae	Rails and coots
	Gruidae	Gruinae	Cranes
	GAVIIFORMES
	Gaviidae		Divers / Loons
	PROCELLARIIFORMES
	Diomedeidae		Albatrosses
	Hydrobatidae		Northern Storm-petrels
	Procellariidae		Petrels, shearwaters
	PELECANIFORMES
	Ciconiidae		Storks
	Pelecanidae		Pelicans
	Ardeidae		Herons, bitterns, and egrets
	Threskiornithidae		Ibises and Spoonbills
	Fregatidae		Frigatebirds
	Sulidae		Gannets and boobies
	Phalacrocoracidae		Cormorants
	CHARADRIIFORMES
	Haematopodidae		Oystercatchers
	Recurvirostridae	Recurvirostrinae Himantopodinae	Stilts, avocets
	Charadriidae	Pluvialinae Charadriinae Vanellinae	Plovers
	Rostratulidae		Painted-snipe
	Jacanidae		Jacanidae
	Scolopacidae	Numeniinae Limosinae Calidrinae Scolopacinae Tringinae	Sandpipers, snipe
	Turnicidae		Buttonquails
	Glareolidae	Glareolinae	Pratincoles
	Alcidae	Alcinae	Auks, murrelets
	Stercorariidae		Skuas/Jaegars
	Laridae	Anoinae Larinae Sterninae	Gulls, terns
	ACCIPITRIFORMES
	Pandionidae		Osprey
	Accipitridae	Elaninae Gypaetinae Accipitrinae	Kites, hawks, and eagles
	STRIGIFORMES
	Tytonidae	Tytoninae	Barn owls
	Strigidae	Ieraglaucinae Surniinae Striginae	Owls
	BUCEROTIFORMES
	Upupidae		Hoopoes
	PICIFORMES
	Picidae	Jynginae Picinae	Woodpeckers
	Ramphastidae	Megalaiminae	Asian barbets
	CORACIIFORMES
	Meropidae		Bee-eaters
	Coraciidae		Rollers
	Alcedinidae	Alcedininae Cerylinae Halcyoninae	Kingfishers
	FALCONIFORMES
	Falconidae	Falconinae	Falcons
PASSERINES
	Families	Subfamilies	Description in English
	Pittidae		Pittas
	Campephagidae	Pericrocotinae Campephaginae	Cuckoo-shrikes
	Vireonidae		Shrike Babblers, Erpornis
	Oriolidae		Orioles and figbirds
	Dicruridae		Drongos
	Laniidae		Shrikes
	Corvidae		Crows and Jays
	Monarchidae		Monarchs
	Dicaeidae		Flowerpeckers
	Nectariniidae		Sunbirds
	Prunellidae		Accentors
	Estrildidae	Estrildinae Lonchurinae	Waxbills, grass finches, munias, and allies
	Passeridae		Sparrows, snowfinches, and allies
	Motacillidae		Wagtails and Pipits
	Fringillidae	Fringillinae Carduelinae	Finches
	Plectrophenacidae		Longspurs
	Emberizidae		Old World buntings
	Stenostiridae		Fairy Flycatcher and Crested-Flycatchers
	Paridae		Tits, chickadees
	Remizidae		Penduline tits
	Alaudidae		Larks
	Cisticolidae	Cisticolinae Priniinae	Cisticolas
	Locustellidae		Bush Warblers
	Acrocephalidae		Brush, Reed and Swamp Warblers
	Pnoepygidae		Wren Babblers
	Hirundinidae	Hirundininae	Swallows
	Pycnonotidae		Bulbuls
	Phylloscopidae		Old World Leaf Warblers
	Scotocercidae		Bush Warblers and allies
	Aegithalidae		Long-tailed tits
	Sylviidae		Sylvia warblers, parrotbills and allies
	Zosteropidae		White-eyes
	Timaliidae		Scimitar babblers and allies
	Pellorneidae		Smaller Babblers
	Leiothrichidae		Babblers, Laughing-thrushes and allies
	Regulidae		Goldcrests or kinglets
	Bombycillidae		Waxwings
	Sittidae	Sittinae	Nuthatches, spotted creeper and wallcreeper
	Troglodytidae		Wrens
	Sturnidae	Sturninae Mainatinae	Starlings
	Cinclidae		Dippers
	Muscicapidae	Muscicapinae Subfamily name to follow Saxicolinae	Chats and Old World flycatchers
	Turdidae	Turdinae	Thrushes

中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)

香港及華南鳥類（第六版）（翻譯成中文及重新修訂） 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994

Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999

Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009