The Swinhoe’s Pheasant, Lophura swinhoii, is also regionally known as Formosan Pheasant, Mountain Chicken, Red-footed Mountain Chicken or Blue Pheasant.
Swinhoe’s Pheasants breed in the spring. Males display by bobbing their heads, jumping, and fluttering the wings, keeping their white crests and red wattles raised. The nests are built in well hidden locationson a tree, where it is well hidden by vegetation, or under a large shelter where it is protected from rain and predators.
These visually appealing pheasants are generally calm, easily tamed and are very hardy. For these reasons, their popularity has grown in recent years, and they are now well established and common in aviculture. As they are fairly uncomplicated pheasants to keep, Swinhoe’s make a great choice for the beginning pheasant fancier.
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