About Lophura swinhoii (Gould, 1863)
Male Swinhoe's pheasants (Lophura swinhoii) can grow up to 79 cm long. Males have a glossy blue-purple chest, belly, and rump, along with a white nape, red wattles, white tail feathers, and a white crest. Females are primarily brown, marked with yellow arrow-shaped spots and complex barring patterns, and have maroon outer tail feathers (rectrices). Juvenile males are dark blue, with brown and yellow patterns on their wings. This species can be told apart from the Mikado pheasant by its red legs. When displaying to females, the male's wattles become engorged. His typical display sequence consists of a hop, followed by running in a circle around females. A frontal display with the tail fanned is occasionally seen, and males also perform a wing-whirring display, like other Lophura pheasants. Swinhoe's pheasant inhabits the mountains of central Taiwan, where it lives in primary broadleaf forest at elevations up to 2,300 m.
