All 4 in 3 days here: <5%
City
Taipei
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Asia, Taiwan 444 spp. recorded
Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. Wikipedia
25.018° N 121.459° E
🦜 Nature
444 Species sighted
559,107 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jun Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Oriental House Rat
Rattus tanezumi
LC Endemic
Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus formosae
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
Challenges you can complete here
Recent sightings in Taipei
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
-
National Taiwan University Main Campus
-
Beitou Guizikeng Drainage Canal
-
Huajiang to Zhongxing Bridge
-
Luzhou Embankment
-
National Chengchi University
-
NTU Experimental Farm/Ecological Pond
-
Guandu IBA · Guandu Embankment
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
49Jan
49Feb
57Mar
68Apr
68May
71Jun
71Jul
67Aug
66Sep
63Oct
65Nov
51Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
High
Protected land
0.9%
Protected sea
0.0%
Protected areas
9
areasWildlife spots
12
spotsZoos & centres
3
placesClimate
Humid subtropical
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?
5.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 661
🐒 Mammals 124
🦎 Reptiles 131
🐸 Amphibians 41
957 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
78 Threatened 64 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.8
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
69% 📊
Coverage (113 species at ≥5% of 957 in the inventory)
12% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
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
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.0
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover High High
Protected land & sea 0.9% land Low
Protected areas 9 High
Wildlife spots 12 High
Zoos & centres 3 High
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Taipei?
444 species
Taipei's urban area has 444 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Oriental Turtle Dove (about 80%), Swinhoe’s White-eye (about 80%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%) and Javan Myna (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Pallas's Squirrel (about 50%); among reptiles, Taiwan Japalure (about 50%); among amphibians, Common Indian Toad (about 40%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Taipei?
February to November
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in December and January.
Can you see a Taiwan Barbet in Taipei?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Barbet sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 15,442 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March–April and June (about 70%).
Can you see a Javan Myna in Taipei?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Javan Myna sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 21,000 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May to August (about 80%).
Can you see a Taiwan Japalure in Taipei?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Japalure sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 1,369 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July (about 70%).
Where in Taipei is wildlife easiest to see?
National Taiwan University Main Campus
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is National Taiwan University Main Campus (109 bird species recorded), followed by Da'an Forest Park and Taipei Botanical Garden. See them on the map.
Is Taipei good for wildlife watching?
4.2 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Taipei gets 4.2/5: 184th of 380 cities worldwide and 76th in Asia. 24 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
Nearest Cities
Nearest Parks
Nearest Zoos & Centres
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