Salvadori’s pheasant  (Lophura inornata)

Description

This fairly plain pheasant earns its specific name, inornata (Latin for non-ornamental) for its rather unspectacular plumage (2) (3). Males of this small, short-tailed and crestless species are bluish-black, with bare red facial skin and pale grey legs (4) (3). Females are chestnut-brown with buff streaks and irregular blotching, particularly on their underparts, and have a dark tail, red facial skin and pale grey legs (4) (3). The Aceh pheasant (Lophura hoogerwerfi) was previously considered a subspecies of Salvadori’s pheasant, but many now believe it to be a distinct species (4).

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