Site Report: Taipei Botanical Garden
Caution Falling Leaves
Taiwan Barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis)
Malayan Night-Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora)
Taiwan Japalure (Diploderma swinhonis)
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
Malayan Night-Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) - Juvenile
White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) - Juvenile
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
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Caution Falling Leaves
Taiwan Barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis)
Malayan Night-Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora)
Taiwan Japalure (Diploderma swinhonis)
Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
Malayan Night-Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) - Juvenile
White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) - Juvenile
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
Botanical Garden
Visits
- 2024-07-17: After the last trip to the far east, I was determined to avoid the 17 hour flight from San Francisco to Singapore. Instead, I opted for a 13 hour flight to Taipei along with a long layover. I was hoping to get photos of some of the many endemic Taiwan species. Arrival at Taipei was pretty easy, and I was off in no time on the MRT to visit the botanical gardens. Unfortunately, there was the usual July heat wave, and even at 7 in the morning, it was extremely hot and humid. I walked all around the gardens looking for activity, and I found a few things to take pictures of. By the time 9AM rolled around, it was already quiet, and I retreated to the aircon of the MRT.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (16 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(2 records)
Class: Insects
(2 records)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(1 record)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
- Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies
(1 record)
- Family: Skimmers
- Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora)
Phylum: Chordates
(14 records)
Class: Birds
(13 records)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Herons
- Malayan Night-Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
- Order: Perching Birds (9 records)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- Family: Paradise-flycatcher
- Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Pacific Swallow (Hirundo javanica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis)
- White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
- Family: White-eyes
- Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Asian Barbets
- Taiwan Barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Agamas
- Taiwan Japalure (Diploderma swinhonis)