This article is one of a series (currently being created) providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. This article is about the ecological meaning of endemic. See also endemic (epidemiology). ...
Patterns of endemism
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Endemic Bird Areas
Birdlife International has defined the whole of Taiwan as an Endemic Bird Areas (EBA).
List of species
The following is a list of species endemic to Taiwan:
Binomial name Syrmaticus mikado (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) The Mikado Pheasant, Syrmaticus mikado, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. ... Binomial name Regulus goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 The Taiwan Firecrest, also Taiwan Flamecrest, is a species of bird that is endemic to Taiwan. ... Binomial name Urocissa caerulea Gould, 1863 The Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea), also called Taiwan Magpie, is a member of the Crow family. ...
It would not be incorrect to refer to all bird species as endemic to Earth; in practice, however, the largest areas for which the term is in common use are countries (e.g.
Endemicbirds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Endemicbirds of New Guinea and neighbouring islands
The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa (Portuguese sailors called it Ilha Formosa, which means "beautiful island"), is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean, to the south by the South China Sea, to the west by the Taiwan Strait, and to the north by the East China Sea.
Taiwan has been settled for over 30,000 years, although the first inhabitants of Taiwan may not be genetically related to any groups currently on the island.
Taiwan's two largest cities, Taipei City and Kaohsiung City, although on the island of Taiwan, are not part of the Taiwan Province, but centrally administered municipalities, with the same level as provinces.
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