Thanks to Taiwan's special geographical position, it is blessed with over 400 bird species, including 15 that are unique to the island. Richard Thomas of BI said with obvious pleasure that the greatest benefit he had gained from his visit to Taiwan had been getting to see 14 of Taiwan's endemic bird species in the wild.
由於特殊地理位置，台灣得天獨厚的擁有四百多種鳥類，包括了十五種特有種，國際鳥盟鳥類研究召集人理查就開心的說，他在台灣最大的「收獲」莫過於親眼在野外看到了十四種台灣特有鳥類。