The Taiwan partridge , also called the Taiwan hill partridge, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Taiwan, and its natural habitat is broadleaf forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, but at present is categorised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as of least concern.
Similar species: Landfowl
By Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded May 31, 2019. Captured Apr 27, 2019 07:03 in 424, Taiwan, Taichung City, Heping District, 200線林道.
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So this is one of the most famous birding spots in Taiwan, a road that goes from 300 to 2600 masl, crossing all the forest types, where most of the endemic birds can be seen.
This was not a proper birding trip, since I was with my family, but I'd set aside a full day to go up this mountain road. Unfortunately, the day I'd said aside turned out to be the date they chose for the annual bird race! So every birder on the island was competing there, and I couldn't get a guide, and had to just hire a taxi for the day.
Anyway, this was one of the first stops where I got out. One team of birders was there, scanning the undergrowth, but nothing seemed to be around, so I walked up the road a bit, seeing my first yuhinas and liocichlas. But then I turned around just at the right moment to see them waving at me, so I rushed back down, and indeed the partridge was just passing by, a few meters away, completely unperturbed! There were a couple of other species I saw thanks to other birders, but this was the highlight. Posted 6 years ago