帝雉

科名:雉科
學名:Syrmaticus mikado
什麼鳥最能代表台灣呢?帝雉曾經在台灣國鳥票選中區居亞軍,令人為其叫屈!我們現在使用的千元大鈔,卻是以帝雉做為台灣的代表性物種。帝雉又名黑長尾雉,是台灣的特有種鳥類,主要棲息在海拔1,800-3,300公尺的針闊葉混合林下,現在數量相當稀少,已被列為瀕臨絕種的保育鳥類。帝雉的領域性強,大多單獨行動,夜晚則會在離地面1-6公尺的地方休息。雄鳥有藍黑色金屬光澤的羽毛,雍容華貴;雌鳥比較樸素,全身是褐色帶有淺色的縱斑,且體型較小。

 
Family name: Phasianidae
Scientific name: Syrmaticus mikado 
  Mikado pheasant came in second in 2007 Taiwan National Bird Vote campaign. An endemic and endangered species, it is featured on the NTD1,000 bill. It lives in broadleaved and coniferous mixed forest between 1,800 and 3,300 meters. Male and female have different colors of plumage; the former is metallic black, the latter a simple, brownish color.