Wuyi mountain is one of the key biodiversity conservation areas in Southeast China. A total of 11 type bird species, including 5 monotypic species, Sulphur-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti), Buffy Laughingthrush (Garrulax berthemyi), Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis brunneatus), Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi), Slaty Bunting (Emberiza siemsseni), 6 Nominate subspecies, White-neecklaced Hill Partridge (Arboricola gingica gingica), Cabot’ s Tragopan (Tragopan caboti caboti), Kloss’ s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti ogilviegranti), Short-tailed Parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana davidiana), Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler (Erythrogenys swinhoei swinhoei), Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei milnei) and 31 Other subspecies originating in Wuyi mountain and adjacent areas were recorded by Fauna Sinica Aves and A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China (2nd edition). Among them, 31 species (subspecies) were from Guadun and Wuyishan, 2 from Shaowu and Guangze, and 9 from northwest of Fujian and Nanping or Yemaokeng. Of these 42 type bird species found in the Wuyi Mountain area, according to the bird surveys for past 80 years, 28 species were recorded from 1938 to 1963, 40 species were recorded from 2004 to 2011, however, the Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei milnei and the Staty Bunting Emberiza siemsseni were not recorded. Among the 40 bird species been recorded, 26 species were residents, 10 species were summer visitors, three species were winter visitors, and one species was passage migrant. For bird abundance, seven species were common, 19 species were fairly common, 12 species were uncommon, and two species were rare. Our analysis showed that the 40 type bird species were effectively protected in the Jiangxi Wuyishan National Nature Reserve. As valuable topotype of birds, they are important resources for the research of avian fauna, biogeography and conservation genetics in China.