Actinodura morrisoniana
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Taiwan barwing or Formosan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Barwing sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 392 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 147 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Taiwan Barwing in Taroko National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–June and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taiwan Barwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Taroko National Park, in our data
Taroko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Taiwan Barwing sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Leiothrichidae
The closest relatives of the Taiwan Barwing that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Leiothrichidae, Laughingthrushes and Allies) are White-eared Sibia (about 70%), Steere's Liocichla (about 50%) and White-whiskered Laughingthrush (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taiwan Barwing is recorded against all the birds logged in Taroko National Park (392 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
