Taiwan
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
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Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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| Y | Hsu | Hualien | Anytime | English/Chinese |
| I'm a outdoor instructor and birding is my hobby, If you like to come to Taiwan for bird watching, just write me a email. | ||||||
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| S | Lin | Jiji, Nantou | Weekend | English/Taiwanese Mandarin |
| Based at Jiji, Nantou and Huben, Yunlin in central Taiwan. I am a keen birder as well as a Fairy Pitta resercher. Taiwan is a convinent, safe and generally easy birding destination that host over 560 species of birds which include 22 (or more) ENDEMICS. If you need further information about birding Tawan, just leave me a message. Although I may not go birding with you because of busy job, I would be always happy to share my knowledge with you. | ||||||
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| W | Hsu | Taipei | Anytime | English/Mandarin Taiwanese/Spanish |
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| C | Hsiao | Taipei | Anytime | English/Espanol Mandarin |
| Taipei, Anmashan, Alishan, Chingjing, I-lan, Hualien, Tainan. | ||||||
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| P | Chen | Taipei | Weekend | English/Mandarin Taiwanese |
| Hardcore photographer, Birding lover! Living adjacent to the Yong-Ming Shan National Park, which preserves lots of wildlife and specialties belonging to Taiwan. | ||||||
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| B | Walther | Taipei | Weekend | English/German |
| Professor of environmental science with many ornithological publications, hobby birder, very keen to go birdwatching on weekends and during weekdays, too, if possible. | ||||||
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| P | Cormier | Dajia, Taichung | Anytime | French/English Mandarin |
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| V | Cheng | YiLan | Anytime | English/Japanese Cantonese |
| I am a trekking guide, so not often in my hometown. I am very keen bird filmer, so if I am free, when you visit, you are very welcome. | ||||||
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| M | Wilkie | Douliou/Touliu, Yunlin County | Weekend | English/Afrikaans some Mandarin |
| Conservationist/natural history writer and keen birder based in Douliou in central Taiwan just a few kilometres from Huben, the famous Fairy Pitta site. Several good sites for lowland forest birds and mid altitude endemics close by. Normally bird weekends but can bird weekdays depending on workload. | ||||||
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Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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| Initial | Last Name | Area | Available | Language |
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| KC | (Chuck) Hung | Kaohsiung | Anytime | English/Chinese Taiwanese |
| I am Kuan-Chieh (Chuck Hung), a birdwatcher and researcher in Taiwan. I've focused on anything related to bird for years. I can identify most residential birds, migratory birds, wintering birds, waders even raptors in Taiwan. Besides, the academic training in university and graduate school helps me to understand birds scientifically. Expect for birdwatching, I am enthusiastic about understanding everything related to birds, including survey, banding, identification even research. Now I can organize and perform bird survey and banding on my own. Besides, I am familiar with almost all birding sites in Taiwan, capable to arrange any itinerary of birdwatching and to lead bird tour. Now I focus on leading bird tour and doing some research. | ||||||
Local Information
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| Name | Description
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Taiwan |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | |
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| Field guides recommended by Birdingpals | Taiwan |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | BookFinder4U |
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| Bird check list | Printable |
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| Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report | Taiwan |
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| Wild Bird Federation Taiwan | Birdlife partner |
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| Wild Bird Society of Chiayi County | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Chiayi | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Hsinchu | Club |
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| Kauhsiung Wild Bird Society | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Keelung | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Kinmen | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Nantou | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Peng-hu | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Ping Tung | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Tainan | Club |
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| Taitung Wild Bird Society | Club |
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| Wild Bird Association of Taiwan | Club |
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| Wildbird Society of Taoyuan | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Yilan | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Yunlin | Club |
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| Birding in Taiwan | Sites |
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| Official checklist Taiwan | Checklist |
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| Shih-Min Mao's Nature Trail | CSites |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
Last update 01/11/2011