Taiwan's pheasant-tailed jacana, famously known as the "immortal water-walker," does not figure among the "stars" of the world's bird pantheon, yet Taiwan's experience in rehabilitating and conserving the species has been cited by BirdLife International as an example of the "first successful case in Asia of reestablishing a wild bird habitat as part of a major program."
至於台灣留鳥，有「凌波仙子」美譽的水雉，雖排不上國際明星鳥種，但台灣棲地復育的經驗，卻被國際鳥盟喻為「亞洲第一個藉由重大工程，來重建野鳥棲地的成功案例。」