All 4 in 3 days here: <5%
City
Tainan
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Asia, Taiwan 230 spp. recorded
Tainan, officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "the Phoenix City". Wikipedia
22.992° N 120.230° E
🦜 Nature
230 Species sighted
58,747 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Dec Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
Yellow-Spotted Keelback
Fowlea flavipunctatus
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Chinese Tree Toad
Hyla chinensis
LC Endemic
Taiwan Common Toad
Bufo bankorensis
LC
LaTouche's Frog
Hylarana latouchii
LC
Spot-legged Tree Frog
Polypedates megacephalus
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
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Recent sightings in Tainan
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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National Museum of Taiwan History
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National University of Tainan Fucheng Campus
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Anping Guoping Rezoning Area
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National Cheng Kung University
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Fort Zeelandia
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
—
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
—
Wildlife spots
12
spotsZoos & centres
0
placesClimate
Tropical savanna
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
4.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 511
🐒 Mammals 107
🦎 Reptiles 113
🐸 Amphibians 21
752 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
63 Threatened 40 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.0
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
69% 📊
Coverage (82 species at ≥5% of 752 in the inventory)
11% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 1 mammal, 1 reptile)
39% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
0 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
19 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.4
Climate Pleasant High
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 12 High
Zoos & centres 0 Low
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Tainan?
230 species
Tainan's urban area has 230 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 90%), Pearl-necked Dove (about 90%), Javan Myna (about 80%) and Red Turtle Dove (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Pallas's Squirrel (about 60%); among reptiles, Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle (about 50%); among amphibians, Common Indian Toad (about 40%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Tainan?
June
In that month the city's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 60% in December to February. That is one of Tainan's wettest months, with about 340 mm of rain against 30 mm in February.
Can you see a Javan Myna in Tainan?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Myna sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 4,932 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June (over 90%).
Can you see a Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle in Tainan?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 230 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is December (about 70%).
Can you see a Gray Treepie in Tainan?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Treepie sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 1,840 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April and September–October (about 70%).
Where in Tainan is wildlife easiest to see?
National Museum of Taiwan History
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is National Museum of Taiwan History (88 bird species recorded), followed by National University of Tainan Fucheng Campus and Barclay Memorial Park. See them on the map.
Is Tainan good for wildlife watching?
4.1 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Tainan gets 4.1/5: 197th of 380 cities worldwide and 81st in Asia. 22 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