With 31 currently recognised endemics and a further 15 distinctive endemic subspecies, not to mention the incredible East-Asian Flyway, Taiwan has much to offer both birders and bird photographers. Located 100 km east of China, just south of Japan and Korea, and slightly north of the Philippines, this small island is less than 400 km long and 150 km wide with rugged central mountains interspersed with deep valleys and boasts a high biodiversity in a very manageable package.

Taiwan is well regarded as one of Asia’s premier photographic destinations with plenty of photogenic species like the magnificent Swinhoe’s and Mikado Pheasants, Taiwan Partridge, spectacular Taiwan Blue Magpie, incredible Flamecrest, Chestnut-bellied and Yellow Tits, Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler, Collared Bush Robin, Taiwan Whistling Thrush, Taiwan Barwing, White-eared Sibia, Steere’s Liocichla, Rufous-crowned, Rusty and White-whiskered Laughingthrushes, Malayan Night Heron, exquisite Fairy Pitta, and Japanese Paradise Flycatcher to mention just a few!

Highlights

• Exploring fabulous mountain forests at various altitudes along the famous Dasyueshan Road
• The opportunity to see and photograph a very high percentage of Taiwan’s endemic birds and others like Fairy Pitta
• Spectacular scenery especially from within some of the national parks we will explore such as Yushan and Taroko.