Swinhoe's pheasant

Swinhoe's pheasant
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Lophura
Species:
L. swinhoii
Binomial name
Lophura swinhoii
(Gould, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Euplocomus swinhoei

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).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Lophura swinhoii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22679241A136677351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22679241A136677351.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.