Taichung to host first-ever world fair for birdwatchers
Taichung to host first-ever world fair for birdwatchers
2025-09-12
Taiwan is host to an array of animal species, attracting many rare birds. Thanks to this diversity, Taichung was selected to host the first-ever World Bird Fair later this month. It will not only be an annual event for birdwatchers and conservationists, but will also be a stage on which Taiwan can showcase its rich ecology and vision for sustainable tourism to the world.
Dancers dressed in ethereal bird costumes flit across the stage at this opening news conference for the first annual World Bird Fair, to be held in Taichung. It promises to not only be an important meeting of birdwatchers and conservationists, but is also a stage on which Taiwan can showcase its rich ecology to visitors from more than 30 countries.
Huang Shih-fang
Tourism Administration deputy director-general
We can confirm that we’ve been planning this for about 16 months. From the outlying islands to the shore and at sea, it’s rare for such unique landscapes to breed so many bird species.
As it’s located on the Tropic of Cancer, Taiwan serves as a sort of “ark” for 32 endemic bird species. It’s also along the migratory corridor for birds in East Asia, ensuring that its diverse environments have become habitats for many rare birds. Author Liu Ka-shiang劉克襄, who has more than 40 years of birdwatching experience, said that with a pair of binoculars, new discoveries can be made everywhere you look.
Liu Ka-shiang
Author
Two-thirds of Taiwan’s central mountain range is forested. It’s all fantastic for birdwatching. Of course, there’s also the shore and outlying islands. Taiwan is a great place for birdwatchers.
Usually, the journey to good birdwatching spots is long and arduous. But in Taiwan, you get great value for your money.
Lin Hwa-ching
Nature Conservation Agency director-general
Taiwan is home to 32 endemic bird species. On Daxueshan alone, you can find 31 of them. Most importantly, from the center of Taichung or the high-speed rail, it only takes two hours to get there.
Wang Cheng-ji
National Park Service director-general
There are tons of gray-faced buzzards and Chinese sparrowhawks at Kenting National Park. Every year, when the migratory species travel south for the winter, and when they return back north, there are lots and lots of birds.
Taijiang National Park has the most black-faced spoonbills of anywhere in the world. There are also special tours that cater to international birdwatchers, helping Taiwan to become a prime destination for avian enthusiasts.
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全球首屆! 台灣鳥類生態豐富 "世界賞鳥博覽會"台中登場
2025-09-12
台灣的多元生態環境，吸引很多稀有鳥類把這邊當成驛站，也成功讓台灣爭取到，舉辦第一屆的"世界賞鳥博覽會"，9月下旬即將在台中登場！不僅是全世界賞鳥及保育鳥類的年度大事，更是台灣向世界展示豐富生態與永續旅遊願景的重要舞台。
舞者就像鳥精靈化身，穿梭在記者會中，第一屆世界賞鳥博覽會，即將在台中登場，不僅是全世界賞鳥以及保育鳥類的年度大事，更是台灣跟世界展示豐富生態的重要舞台，屆時將會有30多國一起來參與。
[[觀光署副署長 黃勢芳]]
“應該是要肯定，我們這個大概是籌辦16個月，從離島、海邊到海上，我們事實上這些特有的地形環境，要孕育這麼多鳥種，是不容易”
在北回歸線上的台灣，是32種特有種鳥類方舟，更是東亞候鳥的遷徙廊帶，多樣的生態環境也成為珍稀鳥類棲息地，有40多年賞鳥經驗的作家劉克襄也說，掛著望遠鏡，到處都可能有新發現。
[[作家 劉克襄]]
“台灣的中央山脈，三分之二的森林，都是非常適合賞鳥的地方，當然也包括了還有很多的海岸跟離島，整個台灣就是一個賞鳥的好地點”
通常賞鳥聖地，交通路程都很遠、很久，但來台灣，CP值很高。
[[農業部林業署長 林華慶]]
“台灣有32種特有種鳥類，但是在大雪山，你可以看到其中的31種，而且更重要的是，它從台中市區，或者你搭高鐵，下車後車程也不過就是兩個小時”
[[內政部國家公園署長 王成機]]
“墾丁國家公園的黑面鷲，還有赤腹鷹量都非常非常多，每一年候鳥(南)下來(避冬)的時候，以及北返的時候，數量都非常多”
還有台江國家公園黑面琵鷺，更是全世界最多的地點，台灣還有專門的旅行社，接待國際賞鳥客的需求，更替台灣打造高端的賞鳥旅遊市場。
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