Swinhoe's Pheasant
Lophura swinhoii
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,380
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii), also known as the Taiwan blue pheasant, is a bird of the pheasant subfamily in the fowl family Phasianidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Along with the Mikado pheasant and Taiwan blue magpie, two other Taiwan endemics, Swinhoe's pheasant is sometimes considered an unofficial national symbol for Taiwan, as it bears the colours of the national flag (red, white, and blue).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Swinhoe's pheasant”.