The blue-bellied pheasant appeared in the Pingtung Mountains.

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[Reporter Chen Yanting/Pingtung Report] The mountainous area of ​​Pingtung County is rich in ecology. There are not only settled black kites (that is, eagles), but also black bears, pangolins, and mountain qiang. "Blue-bellied pheasant" was walking on the trail, and his elegant but low-key steps passed by him, which surprised and delighted those who saw it. The county magistrate Zhou Chunmi also shared the good news on Facebook, attracting many likes .

The blue-bellied pheasant, commonly known as the Taiwan pheasant, is a large pheasant species endemic to Taiwan. It belongs to Taiwan's "precious and rare" protected animals. The male bird is almost blue in color with a bright metallic luster, hence the name. , while the females have brown, khaki and black stripes as the main color.

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The people said that he was going to hike up the mountain on New Year's Day. He was walking on the trail when a large bird appeared in the distance. When he looked carefully, he did not expect it to be the blue-bellied pheasant, which is known as a national treasure. Although it seemed not afraid of life, he did not dare If you get closer, you will be afraid of being disturbed, and quickly take out your mobile phone to take pictures of the beautiful figure.

He said that the blue-bellied pheasant took more than 20 seconds to leave the trail, which was a feast for his eyes. In recent years, he has seen mountain Qiang on the trail. It seems that the achievements of mountain conservation in Pingtung are getting better and better. Well, I was very happy to see such a rare animal on the first day of the new year, and said with a smile that I "won the lottery".

Huang Zhaochong, secretary-general of Ping county government with decades of mountaineering experience, has witnessed the blue-bellied pheasant twice. He said that the blue-bellied pheasant is sensitive by nature and will avoid it whenever there is a turbulence. , although it is slightly similar to Emperor Pheasant and others, but it is alert and low-key. It is very lucky to be lucky enough to witness it in the mountains and forests.

County Magistrate Zhou Chunmi also shared on Facebook.

(From Zhou Chunmi Facebook)