Given the results of our analyses, we proposed
that it is critical and important to design an immediate
conservation strategy for this vulnerable species.
According to the model prediction (Fig. 4), the Fairy
Pitta widely distributed at low elevation of the
evergreen broad-leaved forest in Taiwan. Further gap
analysis using all protected areas in Taiwan, including
national parks, nature reserves, wildlife refuges and
important wildlife habitats, indicated that only less
than 2% of the currently known distributions of the
Fairy Pitta were protected (Lee et al., 2006). Most of
the distributions are located in the relatively high
human disturbance zone and within the private lands.
These lands suffer excessive developments and have