In the section on divination birds in the reference book of Liu Ko-hsiang, a venerable friend to winged creatures, he says that the Bunun often looked to the lesser scimitar babbler, while the sibis, which can even today be seen flying about the Taipei Botanical Gardens, played the main divination role for the Taiya.
資深鳥友劉克襄參考書上對鳥占的記載，認為布農族常以小彎嘴畫眉、泰雅族以今天台北植物園都能見到的繡眼畫眉為鳥占主角。