Mikado Pheasant

Mikado Pheasant (帝雉)
Taiwan (2008)
7th March, 2008. Hualien (features special postmark)

Taiwan has been issued six sets of bird stamps in last year and shown three here before, now is other one illustrated Mikado Pheasant, which the species is endemic to Taiwan. It has shiny blueish feathers with long tail and widely lives in middle and high level of Alishan, now it maybe become a national bird of this country.