Birds of Taiwan (Multilingual list)

What's so great about a list of bird names? After all, the names that men give are just a pale reflection of the birds themselves.

Well, bird-lovers may rejoice in biodiversity, but in matters linguistic they tend to use common or garden English as a lowest common denominator. So, in the interest of 'lingua-diversity', here it is: a list of bird species of Taiwan, with names in Chinese (Taiwan and Mainland), English, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Entries include pronunciation (in the case of non-Latin scripts) and meaning.

Explanation of languages used on this site.

(List is based on Howard and Moore 2003)

NON-PASSERINES

Families	Subfamilies	Description in English
Phasianidae	Perdicinae Phasianinae	Turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges
Anatidae 1 2	Dendrocygninae Anserinae Tadorninae Anatinae	Ducks, geese, swans
Gaviidae		Divers / Loons
Diomedeidae		Albatrosses
Procellariidae		Petrels, shearwaters
Hydrobatidae	Hydrobatinae	Storm petrels
Podicipedidae		Grebes
Ciconiidae		Storks
Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithinae Plataleinae	Ibises and Spoonbills
Ardeidae	Botaurinae Ardeinae	Herons, bitterns, and egrets
Phaethontidae		Tropicbirds
Fregatidae		Frigatebirds
Pelecanidae		Pelicans
Sulidae		Gannets and boobies
Phalacrocoracidae		Cormorants
Falconidae	Falconinae	Falcons
Accipitridae 1 2	Pandioninae Accipitrinae 1 2	Osprey, kites, hawks, and eagles
Rallidae		Rails, waterhens, coots
Gruidae		Cranes
Turnicidae		Buttonquails
Haematopodidae		Oystercatchers
Recurvirostridae		Stilts, avocets
Charadriidae	Vanellinae Pluvialinae Charadriinae	Plovers
Rostratulidae		Painted-snipe
Jacanidae		Jacanidae
Scolopacidae 1 2	Scolopacinae Gallinagininae Tringinae Arenariinae Calidridinae Phalaropodinae	Sandpipers, snipe
Glareolidae	Glareolinae	Pratincoles
Laridae	Larinae Sterninae	Gulls, sterns
Stercorariidae		Skuas/Jaegars
Alcidae		Auks, murrelets
Columbidae	Columbinae Treroninae	Doves, pigeons
Cuculidae	Cuculinae Centropodinae	Cuckoos
Tytonidae	Tytoninae	Barn owls
Strigidae	Striginae Surniinae Asioninae	Owls
Caprimulgidae	Caprimulginae	Nightjars
Apodidae	Apodinae	Swifts
Coraciidae		Rollers
Alcedinidae	Halcyoninae Alcedininae Cerylinae	Kingfishers
Meropidae		Bee-eaters
Upupidae		Hoopoes
Picidae	Jynginae Picinae	Woodpeckers

PASSERINES

Pittidae		Pittas
Campephagidae		Cuckoo-shrikes
Laniidae		Shrikes
Oriolidae		Orioles and figbirds
Dicruridae		Drongos
Monarchidae		Monarchs
Corvidae		Crows, jays
Bombycillidae	Bombycillinae	Waxwings
Paridae		Tits, chickadees
Remizidae		Penduline tits
Hirundinidae	Hirundininae	Swallows, martins
Aegithalidae		Long-tailed tits
Alaudidae		Larks
Cisticolidae		Cisticolas and allies
Pycnonotidae		Bulbuls
Sylviidae 1 2	Acrocephalinae Phylloscopinae Sylviinae	Old World warblers
Timaliidae		Babblers and parrotbills
Zosteropidae		White-eyes
Regulidae		Goldcrests/Kinglets
Troglodytidae		Wrens
Sittidae	Sittinae	Nuthatches and wallcreeper
Sturnidae	Sturninae	Starlings
Turdidae		Thrushes
Muscicapidae 1 2	Saxicolinae Muscicapinae	Chats and Old World flycatchers
Cinclidae		Dippers
Dicaeidae		Flowerpeckers
Nectariniidae		Sunbirds
Passeridae		Sparrows, snowfinches, and allies
Estrildidae	Estrildinae Lonchurinae	Waxbills, grass finches, munias, and allies
Prunellidae		Accentors
Motacillidae		Wagtails, pipits
Fringillidae	Fringillinae Carduelinae	Finches
Emberizidae	Emberizinae	Buntings, American sparrows, and allies

Birds of Taiwan

List of Bird Species of Taiwan

in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese