Crestless fireback  (Lophura erythrophthalma)

Facts

Also known as: Rufous-tailed pheasant
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae
GenusLophura (1)
SizeMale length: 47 – 50 cm (2)
Female length: 42 – 44 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Two subspecies are recognised: the Malay crestless fireback (L. e. erythrophthalma) and the Bornean crestless fireback (L. e. pyronota) (3).

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