Swinhoe's Pheasant
Swinhoe's Pheasant, Lophura swinhoii, is a bird of the pheasant subfamily of Phasianidae family that is endemic to Taiwan, where it inhabits primary broadleaved forest and mature secondary forest at 200-2,300 m. It is sometimes referred to as the unofficial "national bird" of Taiwan, though the Formosan Blue Magpie was voted as the national bird in 2007. There are no known subspecies.
The male is brightly coloured, with glossy blue-purple chest, belly and rump, brown shoulder, red facial wattles and bright white tail feathers, back of the neck and crest. The female, as is typical with pheasant species, is brown and marked with complex barring.
The bird was named after the British ornithologist Robert Swinhoe, who first described the species in 1862.
The male is brightly coloured, with glossy blue-purple chest, belly and rump, brown shoulder, red facial wattles and bright white tail feathers, back of the neck and crest. The female, as is typical with pheasant species, is brown and marked with complex barring.
The bird was named after the British ornithologist Robert Swinhoe, who first described the species in 1862.
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| Swinhoe's Pheasant |
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| Swinhoe's Pheasant |
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