Taiwan bulbul

Description

Pycnonotus taivanus is endemic to Taiwan (China) (BirdLife International 2001).It is found in eastern Taiwan in the coastal plains and hills of Haulien county and Taitung county,in the Huatung valley and as far west as Litao and north to Chungta and Hojen,in southern Taiwan at Hengchun and Kenting in southern Pingtung county,and as far north as Fangshan and Fengkang on the south-west coast of Taiwan.Although it is considered locally very common in parts of its range (Fang Woeihorng in litt.2012),with recent counts of over 100 at several sites,its population and range are thought to be declining and the genetic purity of several sub-populations is in doubt.Indeed,genetically pure birds may be limited to the coastal mountains and Tungho and Luye in Taitung county.