The birding community in recent years has introduced the concept of the "important bird area" (IBA) popular internationally, has mapped out 53 IBAs in habitats classified as high elevation, low elevation, wetland, coastal, estuary and island and has sought recognition for this scheme from BirdLife International.
鳥界人士近年引進國際間「重要野鳥棲地」（IBA）概念，把台灣依高海拔、低海拔、溼地、海岸、河口、島嶼等類型棲地劃出 53 個 IBA，並送交國際鳥盟審查認可。