Most of the huamei kept in homes on Taiwan are "white-browed" huamei imported from Southeast Asia, which arrive mute from the shock of their journey.
此地家庭養的畫眉，多為由東南亞進口的白眉畫眉，在運輸的過程中，舟車勞頓，撥抓頻仍，安頓下來時，經常是早已受盡驚恐，要它再敞開金嗓，飼主得付出相當多的時間與耐性。