Bird lovers today can judge the species of birdsfrom the special characteristics shown in paintings. The great tits that once flocked in Taiwan's mountains, and the white wagtails that pass the winter in Taiwan settling in the estuaries of the west coast, can all be seen in the bird illustrations of a thousand years ago.
今天的鳥友們仍可由寫生珍禽圖中的鳥類特徵，判斷出鳥種，曾出現台灣高山上的白頰山雀，冬天過境台灣、停留西部海岸河口覓食的白鶺鴒，都出現在千年前的這幅「鳥鑑」上。