Swinhoe's Pheasant male (endemic species)
Swinhoe’s Pheasant has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679241/136677351
Swinhoe’s Pheasant is a signature species of Taiwan, both because of the fact that it is endemic to the higher elevations of that island nation in East Asia as well as because it is beautiful and often elusive. In the case of the bird in this image, its presence at the must-see viewpoint at Kilometre 23.5 of the Dasyueshan Road was apparently due to food that is at least occasionally provided — such that Swinhoe’s Pheasant are found quite regularly at the spot. This image shows a male, with spectacular colours in the plumage and on the face. (This image also gives a view of one of the white spurs, on the left leg.)
Swinhoe's Pheasant male (endemic species)
Swinhoe’s Pheasant has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679241/136677351
Swinhoe’s Pheasant is a signature species of Taiwan, both because of the fact that it is endemic to the higher elevations of that island nation in East Asia as well as because it is beautiful and often elusive. In the case of the bird in this image, its presence at the must-see viewpoint at Kilometre 23.5 of the Dasyueshan Road was apparently due to food that is at least occasionally provided — such that Swinhoe’s Pheasant are found quite regularly at the spot. This image shows a male, with spectacular colours in the plumage and on the face. (This image also gives a view of one of the white spurs, on the left leg.)