Crested Fireback

	Crested Fireback Crested fireback is a name for two species of pheasant Pheasants ( ) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera's native range is restricted to Eura ... in the genus '' Lophura''. * Bornean crested fireback (''Lophura ignita'') * Malayan crested fireback (''Lophura rufa'') {{Animal common name Birds by common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pheasant Pheasants ( ) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera's native range is restricted to Eurasia. The classification "pheasant" is paraphyletic, as birds referred to as pheasants are included within both the subfamilies Phasianinae and Pavoninae, and in many cases are more closely related to smaller phasianids, grouse, and turkey (formerly classified in Perdicinae, Tetraoninae, and Meleagridinae) than to other pheasants. Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly decorated with bright colours and adornments such as wattles. Males are usually larger than females and have longer tails. Males play no part in rearing the young. A pheasant's call or cry can be recognised by the fact it sounds like a rusty sink or valve being turned. Pheasants eat mostly seeds, grains, roots, and berries, while in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bornean Crested Fireback The Bornean crested fireback (''Lophura ignita'') is a medium-sized forest pheasant from Borneo and the Bangka Belitung Islands. It is the type species of the genus '' Lophura''. Prior to 2023, it was referred to as simply the crested fireback as the Malayan crested fireback (''L. rufa'') was lumped with this species, though both have since been split. Males are up to 70 cm long with a peacock-like dark crest, bluish black plumage, reddish brown rump, black outer tail feathers, red iris and bare blue facial skin. The female is a brown bird with short crest, blue facial skin and spotted black-and-white below. There are two subspecies; the subspecies from Borneo and Bangka Island, ''L. i. ignita'' (lesser Bornean crested fireback) and ''L. i. nobilis'' (greater Bornean crested fireback), have brown central tail feathers, whitish legs and are rufous below. Prior to 2014, the Malayan crested fireback was lumped with this species as a subspecies by BirdLife International, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Malayan Crested Fireback The Malayan crested fireback or Malay crested fireback (''Lophura rufa'') is a species of forest pheasant found in lowland forests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Taxonomy This species was formerly considered a subspecies of the Bornean crested fireback (''L. ignita''), with both being grouped together as the crested fireback. Substantial plumage differences between both taxa led to the IUCN and Clements Checklist splitting both, with the International Ornithological Congress also making this change in 2023. A pheasant of uncertain taxonomic provenance, popularly referred to as "Delacour's crested fireback" (formerly ''Lophura ignita macartneyi'') is found in south-eastern Sumatra and the male has white to the tail, whitish legs and a variable amount of rufous below. As ''macartneyi'' specimens are variable, the Handbook of Birds of the World regards it as a hybrid between ''L. rufa'' and a possible relictual or introduced population of ''L. ignita''. In 2023, the Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]