Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)

The Taiwan hwamei is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to the island of Taiwan. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Chinese hwamei but has recently been split as a separate species. It is estimated to have diverged from the Chinese hwamei about 1.5 million years ago.

It is about 24 centimetres long. It is mainly grey-brown with heavy streaks on the crown, nape and back and fine streaks on much of the underparts. It lacks the white eye-markings of.. more