Swinhoe’s pheasant  (Lophura swinhoii)

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Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Wattles: bare fleshy skin that hangs from the bill, throat or eye of birds.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Delacour, J. (1951) The Pheasants of the World.Country Life Ltd., London.
  3. CITES (June, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Birding in Taiwan (August, 2006)
    http://www.birdingintaiwan.com/swinhoespheasant.htm
  5. The Digital Museum of Nature and Culture (August, 2006)
    http://ndap.nmns.edu.tw/eng/essential/knowledge/zo1/zo100000100100000/Module.jsp-ID=zo100000100150000.htm
  6. gbwf.org: Dedicated to the Aviculture and Conservation of the World’s Galliformes (August, 2006)
    http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/swinhoe.html
  7. Pheasant Ridge (August, 2006)
    http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/kbush/swinhoe.htm
  8. BirdLife International (August, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=255&m=0
  9. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1994) Handbook of the Birds of the World - New World Vultures To Guineafowl. Vol. 2.Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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