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 NT    Swinhoe's Pheasant* Id (Atlas):
    Lophura swinhoii

Description (10)
Image of Swinhoe's Pheasant
 

Other Names (World)
Swinhoe's Pheasant, Formosan Pheasant

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
50 - 79 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1863)

Habitat
Primary broadleaved forest and mature secondary forest. From 200 - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)
Taiwan (China) (B) (NB).

Endemic to mountains of central Taiwan.
 
Population
Estimated population is 5,000 - 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Deforestation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

 
Swinhoe's Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) [XC685558]
     by Chi-Hsuan Shao from Taiwan, Taichung City, Taiwan (uncertain)

 
Swinhoe's Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) [XC559105]
     by Chi-Hsuan Shao from Zhongzhiguan Trail, Taiwan (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Swinhoes Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) - 10 files


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