Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Park is also known for it's high concentration of the Mikado Pheasant and Swinhoe's Pheasant, it is a preferred birding site among the birders to look for these endemic pheasants in Taiwan.
Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado, 帝雉), also known as an Emperor Pheasant, is an endemic species of bird in Taiwan. The male has very beautiful striking blue plumage with an elegant pheasant tail, a majestic pheasant that a birder must not miss while birding in Taiwan. It is one of the beautiful, elegant and majestic pheasants that I have ever seen.
Both male and female were my lifers on 15 April in Dasyueshan.(click on the pictures to enlarge)
Both male and female were my lifers on 15 April in Dasyueshan.(click on the pictures to enlarge)
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| The majestic male Mikado Pheasant |
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| The female |
Happy Birding.
Fantastic!
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