Table 1. The ten traded bird species with the largest numbers and ten with highest price recorded for sale in Taiwanese pet shops in our survey.

Family	Species	Number of birds	Price (US$)	Status
Columbidae	Streptopelia tranquebarica	7420	1.63	Native
Zosteropidae	Zosterops japonicus	6381	35.50	Native
Estrildidae	Lonchura punctulata	2649	1.50	Native
Psittacidae	Melopsittacus undulatus	956	7.70	Alien
Estrildidae	Padda oryzivora	928	10.47	Alien
Sturnidae	Acridotheres grandis	722	10.00	Alien
Sturnidae	Acridotheres fuscus	492	6.83	Alien
Pycnonotidae	Pycnonotus sinensis	465	10.03	Native
Estrildidae	Lonchura striata	437	2.40	Native
Estrildidae	Erythrura gouldiae	405	13.03	Alien
Psittacidae	Guaruba guarouba	5	8000.00	Alien
Psittacidae	Cacatua leadbeateri	2	7500.00	Alien
Psittacidae	Amazona oratrix	1	6666.67	Alien
Psittacidae	Ara macao	1	4000.00	Alien
Psittacidae	Cacatua moluccensis	2	3333.33	Alien
Psittacidae	Ara chloropterus	2	2083.33	Alien
Psittacidae	Cacatua ophthalmica	1	2000.00	Alien
Psittacidae	Primolius auricollis	5	1916.67	Alien
Psittacidae	Ara ararauna	18	1818.17	Alien
Psittacidae	Pionites leucogaster	4	1777.77	Alien

Table with numbers of birds recorded for sale, their price (US$) and whether species are alien or native to Taiwan (Status).