藍腹鷴

科名:雉科
學名:Lophura swinhoii
北大武山國家步道沿線有許多的火炭母草,它的果實是藍腹鷴的最愛,因此藍腹鷴常在這片森林中被發現。藍腹鷴是相當羞怯機警的鳥類,通常只在晨昏、濃霧、天候不佳、光線昏暗的時候,出現在林下或林道上覓食,屬於雜食性鳥類。藍腹鷴是台灣特有瀕臨絕種保育鳥類,主要分佈在海拔300-2,000公尺間的中低海拔森林內。 

 
Family name: Phasianidae
Scientific name: Lophura swinhoii 
  Along the Mountain Beidawu Trail, visitors could find many Chinese knotweed, whose fruit is Swinhoe’s pheasant favorite. A shy and alert bird, Swinhoe’s pheasant usually appears in dawn and dusk, and foggy days. It is an endemic and endangered species in Taiwan, living in forests between 300 and 2,000 meters. A polyphagous bird.