The Red List of Birds of Taiwan, 2016 [Chinese]

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Language: Chinese with scientific nomenclature

Based on the criteria for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this report is the first time that all native birds in Taiwan have been assessed for inclusion on the national red list. A total of 627 species of candidate birds were included in the assessment, of which 311 were not applicable, leaving 316 for the assessment process. As a result, there are 52 species or sub-species of Nationally Threatened birds, of which there are 6 species or subspecies in the Nationally Critical category. There are 13 species or subspecies in the Nationally Endangered category. There are 33 species or subspecies in the Nationally Vulnerable category, and 31 species or subspecies nationally near-threatened. The number of threatened and near-threatened birds accounted for 16.5% and 9.8% of the assessed number of birds, respectively, and 8.3% and 4.9% of the total number of birds. There are 37 species that are globally threatened present in Taiwan, 14 of which are threatened in Taiwan, one occurs near Taiwan close, and 22 are not present in Taiwan.

Summary in Chinese:
本報告為臺灣第一次依據國際自然保育聯盟（International Union for Conservation of Nature）建議類別與標準對所有原生鳥種進行國家鳥類紅皮書名錄評估。納入評估候選 鳥種共627 種，其中311 種不適用（Not Applicable）區域評估篩選門檻，316 種進入評 估流程。結果臺灣有52 種或亞種國家受脅（Nationally Threatened）鳥類，其中屬國家極 危(Nationally Critical) 類別有 6 種或亞種，屬國家瀕危（Nationally Endangered）類別有 13 種或亞種，屬國家易危（Nationally Vulnerable）類別有 33 種或亞種，另有31 種或亞種歸 於國家接近受脅（Nationally Near-threatened）。國家受脅及接近受脅鳥種數分別占評估 鳥種數的16.5% 及9.8%，以及總鳥種數的8.3% 及4.9%。另出現於臺灣的全球受脅鳥種有 37 種，其中14 種屬國家受脅，1 種屬國家接近受脅，22 種列於Not Applicable。

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