Taiwan owes its rich bird ecology to its location as the mid-way point for East Asian migratory birds. In addition, it has a complex topography, temperate to tropical climate, extreme variety of vegetation, and over 500 bird species on one small island--but none of this registered with Taiwanese society during the early years when everyone was intent upon making a living and no one was aware of the precious environment that surrounded them.
台灣豐富的鳥況源於位處東亞候鳥遷徙的中途站，加上地形複雜，涵蓋溫帶到熱帶氣候，物種歧異度極高，小小島嶼竟蘊含五百多種鳥類，但早年忙於生計的台灣社會並不知自己身在寶山中。