All 4 in 3 days here: ~10%
City
Kaohsiung
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Asia, Taiwan 364 spp. recorded
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. Wikipedia
22.621° N 120.347° E
🦜 Nature
364 Species sighted
108,368 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Oct Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
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Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
LC
Asian House Shrew
Suncus murinus
LC
Pygmy Killer Whale
Feresa attenuata
LC
Greater Bandicoot-rat
Bandicota indica
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Great Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros armiger
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
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Chinese Tree Toad
Hyla chinensis
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White-lipped Tree Frog
Polypedates braueri
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
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Recent sightings in Kaohsiung
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Weiwuying Metropolitan Park
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National Stadium Ecological Park
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Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
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Kaoping River IBA · Old Steel Bridge Wetland
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Fengshan Fenghuang Hill
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Shoushan NNP · National Sun Yat-Sen University
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
38Jan
38Feb
39Mar
40Apr
40May
43Jun
41Jul
44Aug
41Sep
44Oct
42Nov
41Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
12
spotsZoos & centres
2
placesClimate
Tropical savanna
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zoos & rescue centres
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
4.7
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 599
🐒 Mammals 106
🦎 Reptiles 121
🐸 Amphibians 26
852 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
62 Threatened 47 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.1
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
69% 📊
Coverage (97 species at ≥5% of 852 in the inventory)
11% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 mammal)
20% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
1 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
22 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.5
Climate Pleasant High
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 12 High
Zoos & centres 2 High
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Kaohsiung?
364 species
Kaohsiung's urban area has 364 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Pearl-necked Dove (about 90%), Javan Myna (about 80%), Swinhoe’s White-eye (about 80%) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Pallas's Squirrel (about 50%); among reptiles, Many-lined Sun-skink (about 40%); among amphibians, Asian Painted Frog (about 30%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Kaohsiung?
Any time of year
Wildlife is about as easy to see all year: the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day in every month with enough records.
Can you see a Javan Myna in Kaohsiung?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Myna sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 5,102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January and March–July (about 90%).
Can you see a Taiwan Barbet in Kaohsiung?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Barbet sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 3,202 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March and June–July (about 80%).
Can you see a Formosan Rock Macaque in Kaohsiung?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Formosan Rock Macaque sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 422 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March (about 70%).
Where in Kaohsiung is wildlife easiest to see?
Qijin VTC Tower
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Qijin VTC Tower (197 bird species recorded), followed by Weiwuying Metropolitan Park and National Stadium Ecological Park. See them on the map.
Is Kaohsiung good for wildlife watching?
4.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Kaohsiung gets 4.3/5: 145th of 380 cities worldwide and 61st in Asia. 27 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data